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topophones


Identification code: 300434911



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  • topophone

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Devices comprised of acoustic receivers positioned at right angles to one another and attached to a shaft that is held by the user. The sound collected by these horns is conducted to ear-pieces through rubber hoses. Developed to discover the position of the source of sounds in space, as invented ca.1880, particularly for use on ships to locate the position of foghorns.

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