A comparative study of the origin of the pitch calculation in ancient China and Greece

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Authors Yaya Liu

Publication date 1 June 2012

Published in Journal of Northwest University. Natural Sciences Edition (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Greeceancient Chinapitch calculation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of Chinese mathematics (01A25) General histories, source books (01A05) Mathematics and music (00A65)

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