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Acoustics,

prepared

Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni,

Doctor of Philosophy and Law, Member of the Electoral Mainz Academy of Sciences at Erfurt, and the Natural Research Societies of Berlin and Jena, Correspondent of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, and the Royal Society at Göttingen.

Chladni is often called the "father of acoustics." His background in law and philosophy was typical for 18th-century scholars before "physicist" became a distinct professional title.

A stipple engraving set in an oval frame depicting a portrait of Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni. He is shown from the chest up, facing slightly right but looking toward the viewer. He has dark, straight hair with a fringe and is wearing a dark, high-collared coat over a white cravat. Below the oval is a faint engraver's mark "f. w. Bollinger f." followed by a facsimile of Chladni's signature.

Dr. E. F. F. Chladni.

With 12 copperplate engravings.

Leipzig,

at Breitkopf and Härtel.

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Breitkopf & Härtel, founded in 1719, is the world's oldest music publishing house; their involvement highlights the intersection of music and science in this work.