Music and astronomy : from Pythagoras to Steven Spielberg

Music and astronomy : from Pythagoras to Steven Spielberg / Maurizio Agrò.

This book explores the profound and ancient relationship between music and astronomy. Throughout history, Music has occupied a significant place among the disciplines of the Quadrivium, which also include Geometry, Arithmetic, and Astronomy. The captivating bond between these two realms has not only...

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Main Author: Agrò, Maurizio (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Series:Springer-Praxis books in popular science.
Subjects:
Music and science > Popular works.
Music > History > Popular works.
Astronomy > History > Popular works.
Astronomy
Music
Music and science
History
Popular works
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Musica e Astronomia.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • ToC
  • Introduction
  • The Universe Born of Sound
  • Everything Is Number. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans
  • The Music of the Spheres in Kepler's Cosmos
  • Musicians and Scientists
  • From Newton to Einstein
  • The Music of the Cosmos
  • The Universe Is Teeming with Music
  • Songs of the Space Race
  • Space, the Music of the Spheres, and Movies
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Index of names.

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