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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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Organ pipes came in a variety of forms, each producing desired overtones.

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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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Picture: Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

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

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von Helmholtz, Hermann, and MPIWG. 2018. “Various Resonators From The Charité Collection”.
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von Helmholtz, Hermann, and MPIWG. 2018. “Various Resonators From The Charité Collection”.
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von Helmholtz, Hermann, and MPIWG. 2018. “Various Resonators From The Charité Collection”.
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MPIWG,, and Hermann von Helmholtz. 2018. “Various Resonators From The Charité Collection ”.