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From the 5th century BC, when Pythagoras first composed his laws of Western music and science, until the flowering of Romanticism over 2000 years later, scientists and philosophers perceived the cosmos musically, as an ordered mechanism whose smooth operation created a celestial harmony - the music of the spheres. The separation of science and music began with the scientific revolution during the Renaissance, and reached a peak with Romanticism, which celebrated what was human, individual and local. 20th-century science and music, argues Jamie James in this book, have rejected the Romantic ideal and placed the ultimate focus outside the reach of human reason once again. The book provides a survey of the history of science and music, a reassessment of Romanticism and the modernist reaction to it, and a radical intellectual journey.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139780349105420
eBay Product ID (ePID)88447401
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameThe Music of the Spheres: Music, Science and the Natural Order of the Universe
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
AuthorJamie James
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight237 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJamie James