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Author Peterson, Mark A., 1946-

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

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 336 pages) : illustrations
text file
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.
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Subject Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.
Arts, Renaissance -- Italy.
Arts, Renaissance.
Italy.
Mathematics -- Italy -- History.
Mathematics.
History.
Science and the arts -- Italy -- History.
Science and the arts.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Peterson, Mark A., 1946- Galileo's muse. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011 9780674059726 (DLC) 2011023319 (OCoLC)709670356
ISBN 0674062973 (electronic book)
9780674062979 (electronic book)
9780674059726 (alkaline paper)
0674059727 (alkaline paper)