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    How Does Physics Influence the Sound and Melody of Music?

    Physics in Music - tuning Up til 18th century, tuning was done with fractions ( perfect-fifth was one-half, etc.), but as music got more complicated, a new tuning system was required. Considering that the frequency doubles when an octave is played above a bass note, the system was changed to...
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    Pendulum force experienced at the top of the string?

    Soaring Crane - my typo My typo - sorry. x is not .12 x is 1.2 Greetings, P
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    Pendulum force experienced at the top of the string?

    Soaring Crane Physics is not my field, but I'll give this a shot. If you draw a right-angle triangle, using the change in height (D) as one side, and the length L where it is horizontal to D as the Hypotenuse, then you are looking for x, which is the other side. So, L^2= D^2 + x^2 Now, you...
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