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Handmade paper waterfall plot: Mississippi
This photograph shows a three-dimensional representation of sound using paper. The spectrum (frequencies from low to high) is represented by an arrangement of single strips of [...]
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Handmade paper waterfall plot: Beethoven’s 8th symphony
This photograph shows a three-dimensional representation of sound using paper. The spectrum (frequencies from low to high) is represented by an arrangement of single strips of [...]
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Brüel & Kjær 2304 level recorder
These pictures show the measuring device Type 2304 produced by the Danish company Brüel & Kjær. Level recorders like this one made it possible to create [...]
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Stethoscope
Instrument used to amplify sounds from within the body especially used to listen to heart, pulse and lungs.
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