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Sound Firsts: Landmark recordings in history

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Early Tuning Fork Recordings

Leons scot's 18 60 recording is one of the oldest known sound recordings. But are there any others from earlier than that? People speculate about sounds picked up on pottery or brush strokes on paintings. Could we recover sounds from old paintings?

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