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  1. Clavichord (3295 bytes)
    5: ...ch can also be varied by varying the force of the tangent against the string, which is known as ''[[bebung]...
    7: ...s far as the tangent, multiple keys with multiple tangents can be assigned to the same string (like a [[mon...
    9: ...re were in fact more accurately written for the pedal clavichord.
    15: ...sh;used in funk and [[Rock and roll|rock music]]—is essentially an electric clavichord which use...
  2. String instrument (8163 bytes)
    12: ...g method is found in the [[clavichord]]: a brass tangent touches the string and presses it to a hard surfa...
    16: ...e [[clavichord]] (where the strings are struck by tangents), and the [[harpsichord]] (where the strings are...
    22: ...ces a thin, "breathy" sound, emphasizing the [[fundamental frequency]].
    26: ...t point along the string (whether this be hammer, tangent, or plectrum) is a choice made by the instrument ...
    53: * [[Hardingfele|Hardanger]] ([[Norway]])
  3. Keyboard instrument (2521 bytes)
    10: * [[Harpsichord]]—may also be called a ''cembalo'' or ''virginal'...
    12: * [[Tangent Piano]] — also known as "Tangentenfl?uot;
    13: ... [[Viola organista]] — invented by Leonardo da Vinci, it uses a moving bow to sound the strings
  4. Rene Descartes (17976 bytes)
    1: ...closely studied from his time down to the present day. Descartes was one of the key thinkers of the S...
    6: ...n Locke|Locke]], [[George Berkeley|Berkeley]] & [[David Hume|Hume]]. Leibniz, Spinoza, and Descartes w...
    16: ...ivotal point in young Descartes' life and the foundation on which he develops analytical geometry. He...
    22: Although Descartes never married, he fathered a daughter [[Francine Descartes|Francine]], born in [[...
    35: ...irst Philosophy]]'' he attempts to arrive at a fundamental set of principles that one can know as true...
  5. Golden Ratio (15928 bytes)
    3: ...t that numbers were not units as we define them today, but were expressions of ratios. The golden rati...
    13: ...''sectio aurea'', "golden section", by [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. The American mathematician [[Mark Barr]]...
    64: ...nbsp;− ''b'') is in even lower terms — a contradiction.
    105: ...y name a precious jewel."<br><div align="right">&mdash;''[[Johannes Kepler]]''</div></blockquote>
    113: ...>green</font> spiral is made from quarter-circles tangent to the interior of each square, while the <font c...
  6. Billiards (12135 bytes)
    6: ...nooker. ''Caroms'' and ''carom billiards'' are, today, synonyms for billiards that help distinguish th...
    15: ...red yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, green, and dark red or brown, respectively. Balls 9-15 are whi...
    34: ...e the cueball to parabolically arch away from the tangent line in the direction of cueball travel, whereas ...
    40: ...llowed in some places as the table's cloth can be damaged.
    42: ...e surface. This is a difficult shot, and can also damage the table cloth. As such, this shot is also f...

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