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Experimenter
English, was committed by a merchant of musical instruments until the
publication in 1823, curious experiences on the sound. It also
interested resonance column of air, the transmission of sound in solid
conductors and linear (1831) and built a machine speaker.
In 1834 he was appointed professor at King's College, London, but
leaves the chair after a few years. In 1834 publish its experiences in
the electrical field. In 1837 he exhibited in the Quarterly Journal of
Science the experiences on sound and the description of an
ingenious device, the noise calendoscopio becoming the first source for
the optical sound. Year following the stereoscope invented, perfected
by Brewster. In February 1838 in London he filed
the patent
of telegraph, after dedicating his improvement and possible
applications. Finally in 1869 invented a device used to measure with
precision the resistance known as BRIDGE OF WHEATSTONE.
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