Altered sensations Rudolph Koenig's acoustical workshop in nineteenth-century Paris
Rudolph Koenig was one of the more prolific and colourful instrument makers in the renowned nineteenth-century precision instrument trade of Paris. Beginning his career as a violin maker, in 1858 the young Prussian immigrant shifted his talents towards the growing field of acoustics. Altered Sensati...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
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c2009.
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| Colección: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History of Science and Technology,
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Acoustical Terms; V.S.; V.D.; Archives Consulted (Abbreviations); Other Abbreviations Found in Text and Notes; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Workshops in the History of Science; Showroom: The Business of Instrument Making; Laboratory: Instrument Making and Experimentation; Life as an Instrument Maker; Sound in History; Chapter Summary; Notes; 1 Training; Journey to Paris; Vuillaumes Violin Workshop 18511858; From Violins to Tuning Forks; The Scientific Instrument Trade in Paris; Notes; 2 Hermann von Helmholtz and the Sensations of Tone
- Hermann von HelmholtzPhysical Acoustics Theory and Instruments (Tuning Forks, Tonometer, Double Siren); Instruments as Agents of Change; Experimental Results; Physiological Acoustics The Piano as a Model for the Inner Ear; Psychological Acoustics Resonators as Aids for Hearing Simple Tones; Synthesising Vowels Sounds; A Comprehensive Theory of Harmony and Music; Notes; 3 Transformations in the Workshop; Inside Parisian Workshops; The Phonautograph and the Origins of Graphical Acoustics; Precision and Graphical Acoustics
- The Plaque tournante at Rue Hautefeuille: Transforming Helmholtzs AcousticsDemonstrating Helmholtz: Adam Politzer and Koenig at the Acadmie des Sciences; Manometric Flame Capsule and Optical Acoustics; Notes; 4 The Market and Its Influences; The First Year of Business from the Workshop to the Classroom; 1862 Exhibition at London; Selling Helmholtzs Instruments; Function Replaces Beauty: 1867 Paris Exposition; Americans at the Fair; William B. Rogers, Alexander Graham Bell and MIT; The Parisian Science Monopoly and a Portuguese Customer; Notes; 5 Constructing a Reputation, 18661879
- Measuring the Velocity of Sound in the Sewers of ParisCreating Vowels Sounds Out of Wood, Brass and Steel; Seeing a Voice: Manometric Vowel Studies; Extending the Tonometer, One File Mark at a Time; Choosing the Right Steel; Bringing the Workshop into Combination-Tone Studies; Precision and Livelihood Under Attack: The Koenig Clock Fork; Notes; 6 Expanding the North American Market, 18711882; Recovery from the Turmoil of 18701871; The Third Catalogue, 1873; Joseph Henry and the Smithsonian Institution; Centennial Exhibition, 1876; James Loudon and the University of Toronto
- Cette Ville de MalheurPublic Lectures at Toronto; Notes; 7 The Faraday of Sound; Life at Quai dAnjou: 18821901; The Combination-Tone Controversy in England; Workshop as Theatre; Heidelberg 1889: the German Response; The Debate over Timbre; Wave Sirens; Back to Vibrations; Ultrasonics and Le Domaine de la Fantaisie; Notes; Conclusion Beyond Sensations; Notes; Appendix A
- Key Dates in Rudolph Koenig's Life; Catalogue Raisonn of Koenig Instruments; Catalogue Raisonné of Koenig Instruments; Based on the Catalogue Titles in Koenigs 1889 Catalogue 1; Locations
- I. The Principal Means for Producing Sound
