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'''Marin Mersenne''' was a French mathematician and music theorist. He is known for inventing mersenne primes, which are a big deal outside of musical tuning, but within music they define the [[mersenne comma]]s. He also invented a number of musical scales and contributed to the early precursors of [[regular temperament]] theory. | '''Marin Mersenne''' was a French mathematician and music theorist. He is known for inventing mersenne primes, which are a big deal outside of musical tuning, but within music they define the [[mersenne comma]]s. He also invented a number of musical scales and contributed to the early precursors of [[regular temperament]] theory. | ||
The Ellis [[Duodene]] is equivalent to Mersenne’s spinet tuning #1. [[Marveldene]] is based upon it. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 5 November 2024
Marin Mersenne was a French mathematician and music theorist. He is known for inventing mersenne primes, which are a big deal outside of musical tuning, but within music they define the mersenne commas. He also invented a number of musical scales and contributed to the early precursors of regular temperament theory.
The Ellis Duodene is equivalent to Mersenne’s spinet tuning #1. Marveldene is based upon it.
See also
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