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Herschel4920

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

Herschel4921

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 March 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.309
Summary:

Has received the bill of William Ewart concerning the metrical scale.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1825

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 April 1868]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0644.1
Summary:

Proposes a principle for the establishment of musical scales to satisfy musicians, not mathematicians, as JH had apparently done.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1826

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

Herschel4922

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

Herschel4923

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

SOMERVILLE4

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Joseph Barclay Pentland (?)
Date:
11 Sep 1868
Source of text:
MSA 1 / 212, Dep. c. 369, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel4925

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 October 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.312
Summary:

Further regarding the theory of sound.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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