RE: [tuning-math] Digest Number 1228

Paul,

About halfway in, you'll find the text below, in the middle of which is
"LogsLog.'s".

Yahya.
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... and them for the Thicknesses Double, so they are in each respect as in
the two following Tables.
Log., viz. as deduc'd from the former part of this Book 1/4 Log. for the
Diameters.
Octave ----------- ,0752575
5th --------------- ,0436175
4th --------------- ,03164
Sharp 3rd. -------- ,023955
Larger Note ------- ,0119775
Lesser Note ------- ,007685
LogsLog.'s, or as according to the former part of this Book double Logs. for
the Thicknesses.
Octave ----------- ,60206
5th ------------- ,34894
4th -------------- ,35312
Sharp 3rd -------- ,19164
larger Note ------ ,09582
Lesser Note ------ ,06148
Things being now as farther prepar'd, I come to their use as with regard to
the right, or due proportioning of Peals of bells; viz. so far as touching
the Diameters at their Skirts, and Thickness at their Sound-Bows.
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-----Original Message-----
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Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:40:34 -0000
From: "Paul Erlich" <perlich@aya.yale.edu>
Subject: Question for Yahya about those bells

--- In tuning-math@yahoogroups.com, "Yahya Abdal-Aziz" <yahya@m...>
wrote:
> ...
> I've had a quick look at the transcription, but can no
> find mention of pi, nor even a reasonable approximation
> to its first few digits. I did notice his use of the term
> Radical, and of both logarithms and double logs (Log Log),

Can you show me where the double logs come up? I looked in the link
but couldn't find it. I'm very interested!

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