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Letter from Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, on his paper 'The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revise version of a paper entitled 'On just intonation in music with a description of a new instrument for the easy control systems of tuning other than the equal temperament of 1 divisions in the octave' to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/7/288

Date: 23 November 1874

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Letter in response to referee's opinions on his paper.

Subject: Musical theory

[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, 1874].

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RR/7/288
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23 November 1874
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet

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Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, Letter from Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, on his paper 'The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revise version of a paper entitled 'On just intonation in music with a description of a new instrument for the easy control systems of tuning other than the equal temperament of 1 divisions in the octave' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 23 November 1874, RR/7/288, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_288/letter-from-robert-holford-macdowall-bosanquet-on-his-paper-the-theory-of-the-division-of-the-octave-and-the-practic-treatment-of-the-musical-systems-thus-obtained-revise-version-of-a-paper-entitled-on-just-intonation-in-music-with-a-description-of-a-new-instrument-for-the-easy-control-systems-of-tuning-other-than-the-equal-temperament-of-1-divisions-in-the-octave-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 16 September 2024

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