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Music and Science in the Age of Galileo
Victor Anand . Ed(S): Coelho
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Description for Music and Science in the Age of Galileo
Hardback. A collection of twelve essays that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. It is suitable for musicologists, historians of science and those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives of the late Renaissance - early Baroque. Editor(s): Coelho, Victor Anand. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Music and Science in the Age of Galileo features twelve new essays by leading specialists in the fields of musicology, history of science, astronomy, philosophy, and instrument building that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. The essays take a broad historical approach towards understanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo's experiments and in the scientific revolution, the musical formation of scientists, Galileo's impact on the art and music of his time, the scientific knowledge of instrument builders, and the scientific experiments and ... Read more
Music and Science in the Age of Galileo features twelve new essays by leading specialists in the fields of musicology, history of science, astronomy, philosophy, and instrument building that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. The essays take a broad historical approach towards understanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo's experiments and in the scientific revolution, the musical formation of scientists, Galileo's impact on the art and music of his time, the scientific knowledge of instrument builders, and the scientific experiments and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792320289
SKU
V9780792320289
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99-15
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