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Alexander John Ellis

English mathematician, philologist and musician (1814–1890)

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Mathematics
Music
Philology
Phonetics

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    On the sensations of tone as a physiological basis for the theory of music / by Hermann L.F. Helmholtz ; translated, thoroughly revised and corrected, rendered conformable to the 4th (and last) German edition of 1877, with numerous additional notes and a new additional appendix bringing down information to 1885, and especially adapted to the use of musical students, by Alexander J. Ellis.

    Hermann von Helmholtz | Date: 1895
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    Horse-taming ... as practised by the Red Indians of North America / [Alexander John Ellis].

    Alexander John Ellis | Date: 1842

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