E. F. F. Chladni, Traité d'Acoustique, Paris , 1809
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of books, manuscript letters, printed articles, meteorites, images and plates.
Dates
- Other: 1809
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 boxes
Language of Materials
English
General
From the end of 1808 to April 1810 Chladni was in Paris, where he learned that Napoleon I had expressed an interest in meeting him. In February 1809 he was invited to the Tuileries, where he demonstrated his instruments to Napoleon and performed acoustical experiments. Napoleon urged Chladni to have his textbook on acoustics translated into French; the following day he supplied 6000 francs to this end. Chaldni dedicated the book to Napoleon when it appeared in November.
Repository Details
Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository