Eratosthenes' Enharmonic

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Degrees: 7 • Period: 1200.00 cents • Source: Murray

Enharmonic - Eratosthenes

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Ancient Greek Tuning System Author: Eratosthenes Period: Ancient Greece (c. 276-194 BCE) Genus: Enharmonic Reference: Table 3, murray_text_02_greek.md Enharmonic tuning using superparticular ratios throughout. Octave span: E to E Tetrachord structure: Two tetrachords with disjunctive tone B-A (9/8)

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Degrees (now extended to 2 octaves)

#	Raw	Type	Ratio	Cents
2	46/45	ratio	46/45	38.00
3	24/23	ratio	24/23	112.00
4	5/4	ratio	5/4	498.00
5	9/8	ratio	9/8	702.00
6	46/45	ratio	46/45	740.00
7	24/23	ratio	24/23	814.00
8	5/4	ratio	5/4	1200.00
8		2nd octave		1238.00
9		2nd octave		1312.00
10		2nd octave		1698.00
11		2nd octave		1902.00
12		2nd octave		1940.00
13		2nd octave		2014.00
14		2nd octave		2400.00