Bezold Continuous Progression Of Sounds Apparatus

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Friedrich Bezold (1842-1908) was a professor at the University of Munich who developed hearing tests with tuning forks, and worked to improved education for the hearing impaired. In collaboration with the physician Adolf Edelmann (1885-1939), he developed the continuous progression apparatus. This example, which consists of wood box containing nine tuning forks and two Galton whistles, was made by Max Kohl in Chemnitz.

Ref: Friedrich Bezold and Friedrich Siebenmann, Text-Book of Otology (Chicago, 1908).

Maker: Max Kohl

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Saxony, Chemnitz

Subject: Science & Scientific Instruments

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Credit Line: Cornell University Department of Psychology

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.300427.086Catalog Number: 300427.086Accession Number: 300427

Object Name: Case, Tuning Forks And Whistlescasecase, tuning forks and whistles

Physical Description: wood (overall material)felt (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13.2 cm x 53.1 cm x 43.3 cm; 5 3/16 in x 20 7/8 in x 17 1/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ad07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1286361

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