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Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni , 1756-1827, German physicist. An authority on acoustics, he made studies of the transmission of sound in various gases and of vibrating plates of glass and metal covered with sand, on which were formed the so-called Chladni figures, or acoustic figures. He invented a musical instrument that he called the euphonium. Chladni also studied meteorites and proposed that they are of extraterrestrial origin.

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Chladni, ErnstFlorensFriedrich (1756–1827)Germanphysicist of Hungarian descent. In 1794 he speculated that meteorites are fragments of a shattered planet. Their extraterrestrial origin was confirmed by J.- B.Biot in 1803. Chladni suggested in 1819 that there could be a connection between meteors and comets.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Chladni, Ernst (Florenz Friedrich) (b Wittenberg, 1756; d Breslau, 1827). Ger. scientist who made important acoustic researches. Invented two variants of the glass harmonica, the ‘Clavicylinder’ kbd. instr. with glass cylinder, worked by pedal and revolving against strips of wood, glass, or metal activated by keys, and the similar ‘euphon’.
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