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	Denis d'or
		Basically, it was a chordophone not unlike a clavichord, that is the strings were struck, not plucked; but the suspension and the tautening of the numerous metal strings (it is said there were 790 ones!) were much more elaborate.
		The ingenious mechanism, which had been worked out by Divis with painstaking mathematical accuracy, was such that the Denis d'or could imitate the sounds of a whole variety of other instruments, including chordophones such as harpsichords, harps, lutes and even wind instruments.
		Divis was the first person to foster the idea of an aesthetic connection between music and electricity.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/de/Denis_d'or.html (491 words)

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		The ingenious mechanism, which had been worked out by Divis with painstaking mathematical accuracy, was such that the Denis d'or could imitate the sounds of a whole variety of other instruments, including chordophones such as harpsichords, harps, lutes and even wind instruments.
		But the most special feature was that Divis (temporarily) charged the iron strings with electricity in order that the sound quality might be enhanced – "purified" so to speak.
		Divis was the first person to foster the idea of an aesthetic connection between music and electricity.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Denis_d´or (512 words)

	The Prokop Diviš Memorial
		The Prokop Diviš Memorial at Znojmo-Přímětice is a symbolic reminiscence of the life and work of this Premonstratensian priest, researcher in the field of electricity and inventor of the lightning rod.
		Prokop Diviš (by his own name Václav Divíšek), Premonstratensian priest, natural scientist, researcher in physics, particularly in electricity, and the constructor of the lightning rod, was born on 26th March 1698 in Helvíkovice near Žamberk.
		Diviš erected it for the first time in June 1754; however, having been considered the cause of a big drought in 1759, the Louka Monastery had it removed.
	www.znojmuz.cz /english/aodivis.htm (774 words)

	Denis d'or - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was invented and constructed by the Czech theologian VÃ¡clav Prokop DiviÅ¡ ( 1698 - 1765) â” his surname is pronounced "Deevish" and often spelled "Divisch" â” at his parish in the Moravian town PÅÃmÄtice near Znojmo in the south-east of what is now the Czech Republic.
		The ingenious mechanism, which had been worked out by DiviÅ¡ with painstaking mathematical accuracy, was such that the Denis d'or could imitate the sounds of a whole variety of other instruments, including chordophones such as harpsichords, harps, lutes and even wind instruments.
		DiviÅ¡ was the first person to foster the idea of an aesthetic connection between music and electricity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Denis_d'or (604 words)

	Václav Klaus Václav Havel Vaclav Prokop Divis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vaclav Klaus is married to economist Livia Klausová and has five grandchildren and two sons: Vaclav is the headmaster of a private grammar school in Prague and Jan works as a financial analyst.
		Václav Klaus Vaclav Klaus (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.
		Vaclav Brozik Vaclav Brozik ( 5 March 1851 15 April 1901) was the greatest Czech academic painter.
	www.masterliness.com /a/Vaclav.Klaus.htm (1423 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Denis d'or
		It was invented and constructed by the Czech theologian Václav Prokop Diviš; ( 1698 - 1765) — his surname is pronounced "Deevish" and often spelled "Divisch" — at his parish in the Moravian town Přímětice near Znojmo in the south-east of what is now the Czech Republic.
		The ingenious mechanism, which had been worked out by Diviš; with painstaking mathematical accuracy, was such that the Denis d'or could imitate the sounds of a whole variety of other instruments, including chordophones such as harpsichords, harps, lutes and even wind instruments.
		Diviš; was the first person to foster the idea of an aesthetic connection between music and electricity.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Denis_d'or (764 words)

	Electrified Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Divis would temporarily charge the metal strings to enhance sound quality.
		Divis also installed a mechanism that allowed the player to be shocked anytime Divis wished.
		The Mellotron was a keyboard instrument used from the early 1960s to the early 1980s that was designed to recreate sounds of other musical instruments.
	library.thinkquest.org /04apr/00275/elec_ins.htm (544 words)

	Divi Divi Aruba
		Václav Prokop Diviš (born 26 March, 1698 in Helvíkovice - died 25 December, 1765 in Přímětice) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d'or.
		''Res Gestae Divi Augusti'', (Latin: "The Deeds of the Divine Augustus") is a first-person record of the accomplishments of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
		The text consists of 35 paragraphs that may be grouped in four sections and a short appendix.
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	Denis d'or - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
		His passionate interest in music was crowned by the construction of quite an extraordinary musical instrument he named "Denis d'or", with the French "Denis" etymologically going back to " Dionysus ", whose Czech counterpart is "Divis" - hence the name.
		Basically, it was a chordophone not unlike a clavichord, that is the strings were struck, not plucked; but the suspension and the tautening of the numerous metal strings (it is said there were 790 ones!) were much more elaborate.
		But the most special feature was that Divis (temporarily) charged the iron strings with electricity in order that the sound quality might be enhanced - "purified" so to speak.
	www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/de/Denis_d'or.html (569 words)

	Denis d'or - InfoWrangler Wikipedia Snapshot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was invented and constructed by the Czech theologian Vaclav Prokop Divis (1698 - 1765; his name is pronounced "Deevish" and often spelled "Divisch"), at his parish in the Moravian town Primetice near Znojmo in the south-east of what is now the Czech Republic.
		He was also a pioneer of the scientific research into electricity, being most famous for having invented the lightning rod in Europe contemporaneously with but independently of Benjamin Franklin.
		But, nevertheless, those historical circumstances cannot belittle the fact that the Denis d'or can justifiably be regarded as the forefather of all electrophones.
	www.infowrangler.com /phpwiki/wiki.phtml?title=Denis_d'or (506 words)

	VÃ¡clav Prokop DiviÅ¡ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		VÃ¡clav Prokop DiviÅ¡ (born 26 March 1698 in HelvÃkovice â“ died 25 December 1765 in PÅÃmÄtice) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d'or.
		"Procopius Divisch" in Catholic Encyclopedia (Divis died December 25, not December 21 as claimed there!)
		This page was last modified 15:39, 28 June 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vaclav_Prokop_Divis (111 words)

	Vaclav
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		He married a daughter of a wealthy art dealer in 1896 he was as...
		Vaclav Prokop Divis Václav Prokop Diviš; (Denis d´or.
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	Vaclav Prokop Divis: Definition and links by Encyclopedian.com Information about Vaclav Prokop Divis
		Vaclav Prokop Divis: Definition and links by Encyclopedian.com Information about Vaclav Prokop Divis
		Václav Prokop Diviš; ( March 26, 1698 - December 25, 1765) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d´or.
		"Procopius Divisch" in Catholic Encyclopedia ( http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05054b.htm) (Divis died December 25, not December 21 as claimed there!)
	www.encyclopedian.com /va/Vaclav-Prokop-Divis.html (115 words)

	Vaclav Prokop Divis - TheBestLinks.com - Benjamin Franklin, Czech Republic, December 25, March 26, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Vaclav Prokop Divis, Benjamin Franklin, Czech Republic, December 25, March 26...
		The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations.
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	A brief look at 'protest' music plus the underground scene in Czechoslovakia from 1968 - 1989 - 17-11-2004 - Radio ...
		But it was Prokop Divis' invention, according to the Czechs anyway.
		When playwright Vaclav Havel organised a campaign for their release the foundations for continuing dissident protest and the human rights charter, Charter 77, were laid.
		The thread of that protest led to the eventual imprisonment of Havel and others; extensive persecution of dissidents escalated in the early 80s under the infamous Asanace campaign which used state-sanctioned violence and intimidation to force opponents of the regime to flee the country.
	www.radio.cz /en/article/60377 (2648 words)

	American Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations.
		The title with diacritics is: Václav Prokop Diviš;.
		Václav Prokop Diviš; (born 26 March, 1698 in Helvíkovice - died 25 December, 1765 in Přímětice) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d'or.
	www.americanpedia.com /index.php?title=Vaclav_Prokop_Divis (111 words)

	Czech and Slovak History: An Annotated Bibliography (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
		Mares, Vaclav E. "Economic Experiments in Eastern Europe: A Case Study of Czechoslovakia." In Communism at the Crossroads: Papers, edited by Jan S. Prybyla, 63-71.
		Mares, Vaclav E. "The Progress of Czechoslovakia's Industrialization and Its Effects upon National Unity." In Czechoslovakia Past and Present, vol.
		Mares, Vaclav E. "Transportation and Communications." In Czechoslovakia, 1957 [Chapter 4, Busek and Spulber]: 392-416.
	www.loc.gov /rr/european/cash/cash12.html (8665 words)

	Electronic Musical Instruments at Media Positive Radio
		Electronic musical instruments are in part, audio signal processing applications used to create sound effects and other musical sounds.
		Historically, one of the first electronic musical instruments was invented by Vaclav Prokop Divis between 1730 and 1753 (of the Czech Republic).
		As an innovative and unique electronic musical instrument, Divis added a novel contraption that would give the player an electrical shock.
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	ipedia.com: Lightning rod Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lightning rods should be placed where they will prevent the sphere from touching a structure.
		In Europe the lightning rod was invented by the Czech theologian and natural scientist Vaclav Prokop Divis (1698-1765) independently of Benjamin Franklin.
		The city of Brescia, Italy was devastated in 1769 when the Church of San Nazaro, near Venice, was struck by lightning.
	www.ipedia.com /lightning_rod.html (819 words)

	Long Shrift: shocking
		High school science teachers have a tendency to point out that lightning rods don't actually attract lightning, so much as provide a means to dissipate the electrical energy.
		And we all know that the lightning rod was invented by Vaclav Prokop Divis.
		Or maybe you heard that Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod.
	longshrift.typepad.com /longshrift/2004/05/shocking.html (668 words)

	Czeching Out Our Ancestors - December 1999
		He was born in Letomichel in 1878 and his parents were Wesley and Anna Prokop.
		If anyone has any information whatsoever on him or anyone with the Prokop name, I would be delighted if they would share their information.
		I am searching for information about Joseph Divis, who was born 12 March 1856 in the village of Serchany, Tabor, Czechoslovakia.
	www.iarelative.com /czech/sea1299a.htm (4507 words)

	Czeching Out Our Ancestors - February 1998
		Barbara Franc's parents were Vaclav Franc and Marie Mara.
		I would love to hear from anyone related to this family or anyone who can give me more information as to what town or village the Prevratils and Snizeks came from.
		Already have located: Vaclav in Husinec; Jan in Prachatice; Marie Holubova in Prachatice; Jiri in Netolice; Anton in Austria; Ingeborg in Austria; Leo in Austria; and also: Detlev, Erich, Friedrich and Sascha-Manfred all in Germany Also know (I think) of all in the USA.
	www.iarelative.com /czech/sea0298b.htm (3748 words)

	Czech Republic
		1792 - 1794 Prokop Graf Lazanský von Bukowa (b.
		12 Nov 1375 - 24 Sep 1405 Prokop
		1805 - 1813 Prokop Graf Lazansky von Bukowa (b.
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Czech_Republic.html (4214 words)

	Articles - 1698
		George Louis (who would in 1714 become King George I of Great Britain) becomes Elector of Hanover.
		March 26 - Vaclav Prokop Divis, Czech theologian (d.
		May 8 - Henry Baker, English naturalist (d.
	www.free-biz.org /articles/1698 (377 words)

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		Václav Prokop Divi (born 26 March 1698 in Helvíkovice — died 25 December 1765 in Prímetice) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d'or.
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