Did Ben Franklin invent the glass armonica or the glass harmonica?

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Did Ben Franklin invent the glass armonica or the glass harmonica?

2007-03-21 01:55:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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Ben Franklin invented the Glass Armonica which is also called the Glass Harmonica.

2007-03-21 02:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by Sherif E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Benjamin Franklin invented the glass armonica in 1761 and it went on public display in 1762

2007-03-21 10:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The glass armonica.

2007-03-21 09:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by true_wahoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It gets called both, and the glass armonica is a most wondrous instrument to see. http://sln.fi.edu/qa99/attic9/mvc-004f.jpg Sometimes it will be set into a fine carrying case, probably most in a cabinet with legs. Both Mozart and Beethoven wrote music for it.

2007-03-21 15:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋