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Exhibit 2010--Sensations of Tone

Sensations of Tone: Acoustic Instruments and the Sight of Sound

This exhibition accompanied "Sensations of Tone: Wave physics and the creative arts," a musical program and panel discussion held in the Special Exhibition Gallery. The exhibition focused on acoustic instruments from the 19th century that made sound waves visible and tangible.

Autumn 2010

2 wave siren disks

2 wave siren disks

Rudolph Koenig
circa 1875
bench with 6 Chladni plates and vioin bow

bench with 6 Chladni plates and vioin bow

Marloye et Cie
circa 1850
Cagniard de la Tour-type siren

Cagniard de la Tour-type siren

French
1850-1890
canister of banding sand for Chladni plates

canister of banding sand for Chladni plates

Central Scientific Company
1948
Chladni plate

Chladni plate

Rudolph Koenig
circa 1889
compound wave motion demonstration

compound wave motion demonstration

American
1900-1950
electromagnetic resonator

electromagnetic resonator

Rudolph Koenig
circa 1889
electromagnetic tuning fork Lissajous comparator

electromagnetic tuning fork Lissajous comparator

Louis Jules Duboscq
circa 1870
electromagnetic tuning fork Lissajous comparator

electromagnetic tuning fork Lissajous comparator

Louis Jules Duboscq
circa 1870
glass bell for the determination of acoustics nodes

glass bell for the determination of acoustics nodes

French
1850-1900
handheld Chladni plate

handheld Chladni plate

Rudolph Koenig
circa 1889
Helmholtz double siren

Helmholtz double siren

J. Lancelot
c. 1912
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