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Author Peterson, Mark A., 1946-

Title Galileo's muse [electronic resource] : Renaissance mathematics and the arts / Mark A. Peterson.

Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description vi, 336 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Arts, Renaissance -- Italy.
Mathematics -- Italy -- History.
Science and the arts -- Italy -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780674059726 (alk. paper)
9780674062979 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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