| Reference number | AP/69/7 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper, 'Analogy of sound and colour; comparison of the seven colours of the rainbow with the seven notes of the musical scale as determined by the monochord, and of the wavelengths of colour and sound' by John [Denis] Macdonald |
| Date | 1893 |
| Description | Macdonald shares observations on the link between music and colour.
Includes a letter dated 24 March 1893 and three pages of diagrams.
Subject: Music / Mathematics
Received 13 March 1893. Read 12 April 1893. |
| Extent | 18p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3682 | Macdonald; Sir; John Denis (1826 - 1908) | 1826 - 1908 |