using beats to tune

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In a message dated 11/16/01 1:51:05 AM, remoody@midstatesd.net writes:

<< inharmonicity was not understood to be a factor until the late 1930's at
the earliest. >>

Thanks for all the interesting historical info.  The Jorgensen book is on my 
list of things to buy; it sounds like a fascinating and enlightening read.

The thing that got me started thinking about this was the temperament known 
as Equal BEATING Victorian Temperament.  I would assume that the tuners using 
this temperament would be listening to beats;  hence the name.  And assuming 
this temperament was actually in use during the Victorian Age, that would 
pre-date 1917, which contradicted the comments posted earlier about beats not 
be used to tune prior to 1917. 

Tom Sivak