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Aristotle,. 1913. In The Works Of Aristotle, W.D. Ross, Thomas T. Loveday and Forster, Edward S., 6:800-804. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements. Volume 2

von Alexandria, Euklid. 1908. The Thirteen Books Of Euclid's Elements. Thomas Little Heath. Vol. 2. 3 vol.. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

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The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements. Volume 3

von Alexandria, Euklid. 1908. The Thirteen Books Of Euclid's Elements. Thomas Little Heath. Vol. 3. 3 vol.. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

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Pollio, Vitruvius, and Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro. 1567. I Dieci Libri Dell'architettura Di .. Vitruvio / Tradotti & Commentati Da Daniel Barbaro. Giovanni Chrieger. doi:http://doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-26800 .

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I dieci libri dell'architettura

Vitruvius Pollio (Vitruv), Marcus. 1556. I Dieci Libri Dell'architettura. Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro. Venice: Francesco Marcolini.

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De architectura libri decem

Vitruvius Pollio (Vitruv), Marcus. 1567. De Architectura Libri Decem. Venice: Franciscus Senensus.

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The architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in ten books

Vitruvius Pollio (Vitruv), Marcus. 1874. The Architecture Of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio In Ten Books. Joseph Gwilt. London: Lockwood.

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Metal monochord from the Physiology of Hearing collection, Charité

MPIWG,. n.d. “Metal Monochord From The Charité Collection”.

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Tone bars

Wooden sticks, when dropped on the floor, sound a variety of tones. While the bars of a xylophone are varied in tone by changing their length, these “tone bars” are all of the same length and width, but have different thicknesses and different densities and elastic properties.