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== Boiler ==

Compared to Joliet, Boiler nails down the 7-limit by adding the [[kalisma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas, though unlike with the other extensions of Schismerc, this temperament lacks a good 13-limit extension. The name for this temperament is a reference to how 212 degrees Fahrenheit is the boiling point of water, as well as to a number of mechanical devices that are boil water for various purposes.

Compared to Joliet, Boiler nails down both the 7-limit and the 11-limit by adding the [[kalisma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas, though unlike with the other extensions of Schismerc, this temperament lacks a good 13-limit extension. The name for this temperament is a reference to how 212 degrees Fahrenheit is the boiling point of water, as well as to a number of mechanical devices that are boil water for various purposes.

Comma list:

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== Cartography ==

Cartography nails down the 7-limit by adding the [[symbiotic comma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas. The name for this temperament comes from how good the mappings are, and also from the idea of "Mercator" being a dual reference to both Nicolas Mercator and Gerardus Mercator.

Cartography nails down both the 7-limit and the 11-limit by adding the [[symbiotic comma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas. The name for this temperament comes from how good the mappings are, and also from the idea of "Mercator" being a dual reference to both Nicolas Mercator and Gerardus Mercator.

Comma list: 385/384, 6250/6237, 19712/19683

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== Pentacontatritonic ==

First proposed by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]], this temperament ~~differs from Cartography in that it tempers out a different 11~~-limit ~~comma in order to nail down~~ the 7-limit ~~– specifically,~~ the swetisma.

First proposed by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]], this temperament nails down both the 7-limit and the 11-limit by tempering out the [[swetisma]].

Comma list: 540/539, 15625/15552, 32805/32768

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 == Boiler ==
-Compared to Joliet, Boiler nails down the 7-limit by adding the [[kalisma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas, though unlike with the other extensions of Schismerc, this temperament lacks a good 13-limit extension.  The name for this temperament is a reference to how 212 degrees Fahrenheit is the boiling point of water, as well as to a number of mechanical devices that are boil water for various purposes.
+Compared to Joliet, Boiler nails down both the 7-limit and the 11-limit by adding the [[kalisma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas, though unlike with the other extensions of Schismerc, this temperament lacks a good 13-limit extension.  The name for this temperament is a reference to how 212 degrees Fahrenheit is the boiling point of water, as well as to a number of mechanical devices that are boil water for various purposes.
 Comma list:
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 == Cartography ==
-Cartography nails down the 7-limit by adding the [[symbiotic comma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas.  The name for this temperament comes from how good the mappings are, and also from the idea of "Mercator" being a dual reference to both Nicolas Mercator and Gerardus Mercator.
+Cartography nails down both the 7-limit and the 11-limit by adding the [[symbiotic comma]] to Schismerc's list of tempered commas.  The name for this temperament comes from how good the mappings are, and also from the idea of "Mercator" being a dual reference to both Nicolas Mercator and Gerardus Mercator.
 Comma list: 385/384, 6250/6237, 19712/19683
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 == Pentacontatritonic ==
-First proposed by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]], this temperament differs from Cartography in that it tempers out a different 11-limit comma in order to nail down the 7-limit – specifically, the swetisma.
+First proposed by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]], this temperament nails down both the 7-limit and the 11-limit by tempering out the [[swetisma]].
 Comma list: 540/539, 15625/15552, 32805/32768