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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
*Book 1 discusses mathematical results: | *Book 1 discusses mathematical results: | ||
** | **Prime factorization | ||
**Continued fractions | **Continued fractions and mediants | ||
*Book 2 discusses basic acoustics (don't mention frequencies) | *Book 2 discusses basic acoustics (don't mention frequencies) | ||
**monochord; building it | **monochord; building it | ||
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**harmonic series | **harmonic series | ||
**intervals as rational string length ratios (given equal thickness and tension); these can be written as tuples by unique factorization | **intervals as rational string length ratios (given equal thickness and tension); these can be written as tuples by unique factorization | ||
*Book 3 discusses | *Book 3 discusses just intonation scales built from notes taken from overtone and undertone series. | ||
**odd- and prime-limit | **odd- and prime-limit | ||
**chord voicings | **chord voicings | ||