Referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revised 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' by Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet

William Pole, Referee's report by William Pole, on a paper 'The theory of the division of the octave, and the practic treatment of the musical systems thus obtained. Revised 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' by Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet, 16 January 1875, RR/7/361, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_361/referees-report-by-william-pole-on-a-paper-the-theory-of-the-division-of-the-octave-and-the-practic-treatment-of-the-musical-systems-thus-obtained-revised-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-by-robert-holford-macdowall-bosanquet, accessed on 16 March 2026

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