Music by the Numbers: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg

How music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth century Music is...
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Author: Eli Maor
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Music by the Numbers: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg by Maor, Eli

Music by the Numbers: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg

¥4,162

Music by the Numbers: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg

¥4,162
Author: Eli Maor
Format: Paperback
Language: English

How music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth century

Music is filled with mathematical elements. The works of Bach are often said to possess a math-like logic, and Arnold Schoenberg, Iannis Xenakis, and Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote music explicitly based on mathematical principles. Yet Eli Maor argues that it is music that has had the greater influence on mathematics, not the other way around. Starting with Pythagoras, proceeding through Schoenberg, and bringing the story up to the present with contemporary string theory, Music by the Numbers tells a fascinating story of composers, scientists, inventors, and eccentrics who have played a role in the age-old relationship between music, mathematics, and the physical sciences. Weaving compelling stories of historical episodes with Maor's personal reflections as a mathematician and lover of classical music, this book will delight anyone who loves math and music.

Author: Eli Maor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 03/10/2020
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780691202969

About the Author
Eli Maor is a former professor of the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. His books include the internationally acclaimed To Infinity and Beyond, e: The Story of a Number, Trigonometric Delights, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).

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