Bibliograph

Galileo's muse, Renaissance mathematics and the arts, Mark A. Peterson

Type

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Galileo's muse, Renaissance mathematics and the arts, Mark A. Peterson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Galileo's muse

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

709670356

Responsibility statement

Mark A. Peterson

Sub title

Renaissance mathematics and the arts

Table Of Contents

Galileo, humanist -- The classical legacy -- Poetry -- The plan of heaven -- The vision of God -- Painting -- The power of the lines -- The skin of the lion -- Music -- The Orphic mystery -- Kepler and the music of the spheres -- Architecture -- Figure and form -- The dimensions of hell -- Mathematics old and new -- Transforming mathematics -- The oration

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