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Ian Johnston
Measured Tones
The Interplay of Physics and Music, Third Edition

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Most books concerned with physics and music take an approach that puts physical theory before application. Consequently, these works tend to dampen aesthetic fascination with preludes burdened by an overabundance of algebraic formulae. In Measured Tones: The Interplay of Physics and Music Third Edition, Ian Johnston a professor of astrophysics and

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 454 ● ISBN 9781439894675 ● Publisher CRC Press ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7127055 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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