| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 372 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Archimedes, 1385-0180 ; v. 24 |
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Archimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 24.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-363) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Training -- 2. Hermann von Helmholtz and the Sensations of Tone -- 3. Transformations in the Workshop -- 4. Market and Its Influences -- 5. Constructing a Reputation, 1866-1879 -- 6. Expanding the North American Market, 1871-1882 -- 7. Faraday of Sound -- Conclusion: Beyond Sensations -- Appendix A Key Dates in Rudolph Koenig's Life -- Catalogue Raisonne of Koenig Instruments. |
| Summary |
"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 Sensations is a portrait of his vibrant atelier, a place of construction, commerce and experiment. For over forty years it was also a popular meeting place for scientists, artisans, musicians and teachers. Using archival and collection research from across North American and Europe, David Pantalony has traced the material and social influences of this space on the development of modern acoustics. In particular, he has detailed the manner in which Koenig modified, extended, spread and challenged Hermann von Helmholtz's Sensations of Tone." "A large part of the research on Koenig comes from the actual products of his workshop which survive in museums and collections around the world. The second section of Altered Sensations provides a Catalogue Raisonne of Koenig's entire line of instruments, including their history, details from specific examples, locations, and references in the literature. This catalogue will serve as a practical guide for curators and researchers as well as a comprehensive overview of nineteenth-century acoustical practice."--Jacket. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Koenig, Rudolph, 1832-1901.
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Musical instrument makers -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Musical instruments -- France -- Paris -- 19th century.
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Instrument manufacture -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Music -- Acoustics and physics -- 19th century.
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Scientific apparatus and instruments -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Medicine -- History.
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History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
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Spangenburg, Ray, 1939- History of science.
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Science.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pantalony, David. Altered sensations. Dordrecht [etc.] : Springer, c2009 9789048128150 (DLC) 2009928017 (OCoLC)467287161 |
| Standard No. |
9786612363023 |
| ISBN |
9789048128167 (e-isbn) |
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9048128161 (e-isbn) |
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