Acoustic Apparatus

Acoustic Apparatus

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Description
This large and complex device, which resolves the timbre of a sound in such a way that the information can be seen, consists of eight Helmholtz resonators, each connected to a gas jet, and a four-sided rotating mirror. It was designed and made by Rudolph Koenig in Paris. It came from the Smithsonian Instrument Room, and was probably purchased by Joseph Henry, the physicist who served as founding Secretary of the Institution.
Ref: Rudolph Koenig, Catalogue des Appareils d’Acoustique (Paris, 1865), p. 46.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
acoustic resonator
maker
Koenig, Rudolph
place made
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Measurements
overall: 35 1/4 in x 29 3/4 in x 13 in; 89.535 cm x 75.565 cm x 33.02 cm
ID Number
PH.314583
accession number
205890
catalog number
314583
subject
Science & Scientific Instruments
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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