Resources on the history of the harmonic oscillator and vibrating systems

[arhanbezbora]

Hi, does anyone know of a good resource that focuses on the history of the harmonic oscillator and other classical systems like the vibrating string and vibrating drum? I need to talk about the historical aspect in a project and was having a hard time finding some good material. anyway let me know, it could be an online resource or a book. thanks a lot :)

 

[atyy]

"The year 1747 was an important one for d'Alembert in that a second important work of his appeared in that year, namely his article on vibrating strings. The article contains the first appearance of the wave equation in print..."

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/D%27Alembert.html