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

zbMATH Open1249.00001MaRDI QIDQ2887752FDOQ2887752

Authors: Yaya Liu 

Publication date: 1 June 2012

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

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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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