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Wheatstone Wave Machine, c. 1875, Physics Dept., Union College, NY. maker: Rudolph Koenig

October 31, 2011 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

In the late 1840s Charles Wheatstone developed a moving mechanical model for demonstrating wave properties of light and sound. It displayed both … [Read more...]

Vintage synths catalogues and brochures

August 21, 2011 by Fosco Lucarelli 1 Comment

When the music stopped being a matter of virtuosism and started being a ground for scientific research. Roland, Synclavier, Arp, DA … [Read more...]

More on the Harmonic Synthesizer, and on the Harmonic Analyser

August 16, 2011 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

Harmonic Synth Lord Kelvin's harmonic synthesizer is basically Henrici's harmonic analyzer (see later) in reverse. Originally designed as a tide … [Read more...]

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