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While Ellis formalized and named the system, it was first described by French engineer Salomon de Caus in 1615.<ref>Salomon de Caus, ''Les raisons des forces mouvantes avec diverses machines'', Francfort, 1615, Book 3, Problem III</ref> | While Ellis formalized and named the system, it was first described by French engineer Salomon de Caus in 1615.<ref>Salomon de Caus, ''Les raisons des forces mouvantes avec diverses machines'', Francfort, 1615, Book 3, Problem III.<br>Available online at: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8626569p/f171.item</ref> | ||
[[Marin Mersenne]] mentions it in his ''Harmonie universelle (Universal Harmony)'', and among piano tuners, the system is known as "Mersenne's spinet tuning No. 1."<ref>Marin Mersenne, ''Harmonie universelle, contenant la théorie et la pratique de la musique'', Paris, 1636</ref> | [[Marin Mersenne]] mentions it in his ''Harmonie universelle (Universal Harmony)'', and among piano tuners, the system is known as "Mersenne's spinet tuning No. 1."<ref>Marin Mersenne, ''Harmonie universelle, contenant la théorie et la pratique de la musique'', Paris, 1636.</ref> | ||
The scale is also found in Euler's ''Tentamen novae theoriae musicae (Attempt at a New Theory of Music)'' from 1739.<ref>Leonhard Euler, ''Tentamen novae theoriae musicae'', St. Petersburg, 1739</ref><ref>David J. Benson, ''Music: a mathematical offering'', Cambridge University Press, 2006</ref> | The scale is also found in Euler's ''Tentamen novae theoriae musicae (Attempt at a New Theory of Music)'' from 1739.<ref>Leonhard Euler, ''Tentamen novae theoriae musicae'', St. Petersburg, 1739</ref><ref>David J. Benson, ''Music: a mathematical offering'', Cambridge University Press, 2006</ref> | ||