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Ernst Chladni

Ernst Chladni
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Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni was a German physicist and musician. His most important work, for which he is sometimes labeled the father of acoustics, included research on vibrating plates and the calculation of the speed of sound for different gases.

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  1. Antoine François, comte de FourcroyJune 15, 1755 – December 16, 1809
  2. Fausto ElhuyarOctober 11, 1755 – February 6, 1833
  3. Samuel HahnemannApril 10, 1755 – July 2, 1843
  4. Ernst Chladni (this page)November 30, 1756 – April 3, 1827
  5. Jan ŚniadeckiAugust 29, 1756 – November 1830
  6. Jean-Antoine ChaptalJune 5, 1756 – July 1832

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