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From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 May 1868]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0644.2
Summary:

More on musical scales [see GA's 1868-4-3]; GA here proposes the use of hyperbolic logarithms to help establish the scales.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 May 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.310
Summary:

Is sending William Pole's protest against the system of equal temperament in music [abstract of protest given].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 May 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.311 (C: RGO 6.16.32)
Summary:

Stating that the Board of Visitors could not afford to lose the services of JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project