Music theory. 17th-century book page with Latin text, musical notation (right), and a rotated diagram of an organ keyboard (left). The Latin title ref

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Music theory. 17th-century book page with Latin text, musical notation (right), and a rotated diagram of an organ keyboard (left). The Latin title refers to melodies or harmonies. Artwork from 'Cogitata physico-mathematica' (1644), a book on mathematical physics by French theologian, mathematician and music theorist Marin Mersenne (1588-1648).

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