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After brief examples from Early Greek studies and from the Renaissance of auditory research, developments during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries are addressed. This period covers the transition from careful description to formal analysis, and provides the foundation of modern cochlear mechanics, linking medical data to (bio)physical and mathematical concepts.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 9, 9749 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Dr. Hendrikus Duifhuis

  2. BCN-NeuroImaging Center, Antonius Deusinglaan 2, 9713 AW, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Dr. Hendrikus Duifhuis

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Duifhuis, H. (2012). Historical Introduction. In: Cochlear Mechanics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6117-4_1

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