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    • The Origins of Sound Recording
      • Who Invented Sound Recording? (exhibit)
        • Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville: The Phonautograph
        • Thomas Edison: The Phonograph
        • Edison's Path to the Phonograph
        • Charles Cros: The Paléophone Process
        • Frequently Asked Questions
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