Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means in music theory

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Authors Fabio Bellissima

Publication date 26 January 2015

zbMATH Keywords

arithmetic meanharmonic meangeometric meanmusic theoryArchytasZarlino

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 15th and 16th centuries, Renaissance (01A40) Mathematics and music (00A65)

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