Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni, German physicist, c1895. Artist: Unknown

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Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni, German physicist, c1895. Chladni (1756-1827) was a pioneer of acoustics who developed the technique where sand vibrated on a metal plate forms regular symmetrical patterns (Chladni's figures). He also proposed that meteorites originated in outer space, a highly controversial notion at the time.

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