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- Ptolemy (10609 bytes)
5: ... manuscripts (hence its familiar name) and only made available in Latin translation (by [[Gerard of Cr...
7: ...modern system of constellations, but unlike the modern system they did not cover the whole sky.
11: ...ar circle). He put the meridian of 0 longitude at the most western land he knew, the Canary Isla...
13: ...|thumb|300px|Ptolemy System Explained. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
14: ...f latitude from the Arctic to the East-indies and deep into Africa; Ptolemy was well aware that he kne... - Clavichord (3295 bytes)
3: ...bout the fourteenth century and continued to be made until the 1840s, and was revived by Arnold Dolmet...
5: ... volume of the note can be changed by striking harder or softer, and the pitch can also be varied by v...
7: ...ents can be assigned to the same string (like a [[monochord]]). This is called a ''fretted clavichord''. This...
9: ... labelled ''organ'' by the composers and now regarded as organ repertoire were in fact more accurately...
13: ...Miklos Spanyi, and fine modern copies have been made by makers including Peter Bavington, Martin Kathe... - String instrument (8163 bytes)
4: ...g|thumb|The string bass is often plucked or bowed depending on the genre and piece.]]
5: In order for a string instrument to produce sound, its st...
7: ...ed, either by a finger or thumb, or by some other device such as a [[plectrum]]. Instruments like the...
10: ...ment, since sound production through struck blows defines this instrument family; the proclamation tha...
16: ...n. Other string instruments with a keyboard include the [[clavichord]] (where the strings are struck ...
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