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What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case. - Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)

What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case. · 2026-10-15

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What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case. - Ars Technica

What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case. · 2026-10-15

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedResearchers at Penn State University have modeled the Liberty Bell’s acoustic properties to estimate what it might have sounded like when it was tolling.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe work drew on data collected from one of the bell’s replicas.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe work was first presented at a meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Philadelphia earlier this year, followed by an article in Physics Today.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedA 1975 study of the bell’s chemical composition found that the metals used formed an extremely brittle alloy, which may help explain why the bell was prone to cracking.View evidenceHide evidence

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What did the Liberty Bell sound like?

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