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Harrowings

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Hal Gill
Oct 24, 2025
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“Pythagoras discovered that the pitch of a sound from a vibrating string corresponds to simple numerical ratios of its length, like 2:1 for an octave and 3:2 for a perfect fifth. It was the first known mathematical description of a natural phenomenon!

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According to ancient accounts (mainly from later Pythagoreans like Nicomachus and Iambl…

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