source file: m1583.txt
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:59:14 -0600 (CST)

Subject: Re: LARGE & small semitones.

From: Paul Hahn <Paul-Hahn@library.wustl.edu>

On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Robin Perry wrote:
> The 200th root of 2 (6 cents) raised to the 15th power is 90 cents.
> The 200th root of 2 raised to the 19th power is 114 cents.
> 
> Combinations of these two provide very close approximations to intervals 
> up to 10/9.

Robin: try units of the 171th root of 2, and see how well those
intervals are approximated.

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