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The roots of '''Regular Temperament Theory''' — or '''RTT''' — can be traced back for centuries. The practice far predates the theory, and in particular [[meantone]] temperament has been known since the 15th century. Many [[Pioneers_of_the_Regular_Mapping_Paradigm|early pioneers]] set the stage for the general theory to come. | The roots of '''Regular Temperament Theory''' — or '''RTT''' — can be traced back for centuries. The practice far predates the theory, and in particular [[meantone]] temperament has been known since the 15th century. Many [[Pioneers_of_the_Regular_Mapping_Paradigm|early pioneers]] set the stage for the general theory to come. | ||
A significant amount of this theory's early development occurred online via the [[Wikipedia: Yahoo! Groups]] service. The groundwork was laid by [[Paul Erlich]], [[Graham Breed]], [[Dave Keenan]], | A significant amount of this theory's early development occurred online via the [[Wikipedia: Yahoo! Groups]] service. The groundwork was laid by [[Paul Erlich]], [[Graham Breed]], [[Dave Keenan]], [[Herman Miller]], and [[Paul Hahn]] in the late 1990's. | ||
In 2001 [[Gene Ward Smith]] joined Yahoo! Groups and immediately began making major contributions to the conversation, introducing new terminology and higher-level math. He and his closer collaborators such as [[Mike Battaglia]] also did much of the work to document RTT on this wiki. | In 2001 [[Gene Ward Smith]] joined Yahoo! Groups and immediately began making major contributions to the conversation, introducing new terminology and higher-level math. He and his closer collaborators such as [[Mike Battaglia]] also did much of the work to document RTT on this wiki. | ||