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Music, Experiment and Mathematics in England, 1653–1705 Benjamin Wardhaugh New edition
Music, Experiment and Mathematics in England, 1653–1705
Benjamin Wardhaugh
How, in 1705, was Thomas Salmon, a parson from Bedfordshire, able to persuade the Royal Society that a musical performance could constitute a scientific experiment? Or that the judgement of a musical audience could provide evidence for a mathematically precise theory of musical tuning? This book presents answers to these questions.
256 pages, includes 10 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 19, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754665267 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 222 |
| Dimensions | 231 × 164 × 20 mm · 608 g |
| Language | English |
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