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abscissa actual amplitude arbitrary assume axis B₁ Balliol College becomes cloth coefficients coincide College component tones component vibrations condition considered constant corresponding cylinder determined diatonic scale differential equation Dindorfii displacement distance Edidit Edition equal equilibrium evident expression Extra fcap finite forced vibration function fundamental tone given gives harmonic component harmonic curve harmonic scale harmonic vibrations Hence infinite instant integral interval longitudinal minor second natural vibrations negative wave nodes Novum Testamentum Graece number of vibrations obtain octave ordinate Oriel College Oxford particles period periodic function pitch plane portion positive Price reduced produced Professor ratio represented resultant Scholia semitone straight line string suppose supposition tension term Thomas Gaisford tions Tomi tympanic membrane velocity vols wave-length ἐπχ ίπχ
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