"Does the universe embody beautiful ideas? Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this "beautiful question." With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wil…
"Does the universe embody beautiful ideas? Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this "beautiful question." With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wil…
-- A Beautiful Question is amind-shifting book that braids the age-old questfor beauty and the age-old quest for truth into athrilling synthesis. It is a dazzling and importantwork from one of our best thinkers, whose humorand infectious sense of wonder animate every page. Yes: …
Does the universe embody beautiful ideas? Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this "beautiful question." With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wilc…
by Vauclair, Sylvie, Lévine, Claude-Samuel
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"A profound exploration of the simple numerical ratios that underlie our solar system, its musical harmony, and our earliest religious beliefs"--
"A profound exploration of the simple numerical ratios that underlie our solar system, its musical harmony, and our earliest religious beliefs"--
Est-ce l'harmonie des Sirènes dans le mythe d'Er qui s'inspire d'une doctrine remontant au pythagorisme ancien ou, inversement, est-ce la doctrine énigmatique rapportée par Jamblique et définissant l'harmonie des Sirènes comme étant la tétractys et l'oracle de Delphes, qui puise…
Durante siglos, científicos y filósofos han concebido el universo como un mecanismo fijo, matemático y musical. Pero ¿qué significa la Armonía o Música de las esferas?. Este libro intenta dar respuesta a esta pregunta , dice Godwin, "en la medida en que es posible contestar a el…
