Measure for Measure A Musical History of Science |
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| Author:
| Levenson, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-684-80434-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1996 |
| Publisher: | Touchstone
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| Imprint: | Touchstone |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In Measure for Measure, Thomas Levenson offers a compelling account of how scientific thinking development from the day 2,500 years ago when Pythagoras discovered the musical scale to the present day.
The story unfolds through the tales of instruments scientific and musical: the organ, the microscope, the still, the scales, Stradivari's miraculous violins and cellos, computers, and synthesizers.
In Measure for Measure, Thomas Levenson offers a compelling account of how scientific thinking development from the day 2,500 years ago when Pythagoras discovered the musical scale to the present day.
The story unfolds through the tales of instruments scientific and musical: the organ, the microscope, the still, the scales, Stradivari's miraculous violins and cellos, computers, and synthesizers.