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RefNoHS/19/191
LevelItem
TitleRough calculations related to musical scales, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel
CreatorHerschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Mathematician and Astronomer
Date19th century
DescriptionIncomplete draft demonstration related to musical scales, expressed in table in European scale (Do, Ré, Mi...). No key for various symbols, top of page numbered uxi.2. Draft version of 1868 article "On Musical Scale" arguing for mathematical pitch, published in Quarterly Journal of Science. Written at the back of a franked enveloppe addressed to 'Hawkhurst, Kent'.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 p.
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordHS/19/192
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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