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Grainy, But Melodious
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Grainy, But Melodious
This image provided by Isabelle Trocheris shows audio historian David Giovannoni examining the Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville phonautograms at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris. Scientists say a recently discovered French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice.
 
 
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