From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 March 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.308
Summary:
Further regarding his theories on sound.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Further regarding his theories on sound.
Has received the bill of William Ewart concerning the metrical scale.
Proposes a principle for the establishment of musical scales to satisfy musicians, not mathematicians, as JH had apparently done.
More on musical scales [see GA's 1868-4-3]; GA here proposes the use of hyperbolic logarithms to help establish the scales.
Is sending William Pole's protest against the system of equal temperament in music [abstract of protest given].
Stating that the Board of Visitors could not afford to lose the services of JH.
Further regarding the theory of sound.