The Music of the Heavens: Kepler's Harmonic Astronomy

by Bruce Stephenson

Book Overview

Valued today for its development of the third law of planetary motion, Harmonice mundi (1619) was intended by Kepler to expand on ancient efforts to discern a Creator's plan for the planetary system--an arrangement thought to be based on harmonic relationships. Challenging critics who characterize Kepler's theories of harmonic astronomy as "mystical," Bruce Stephenson offers the first thorough technical analysis of the music the astronomer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691605963
• ISBN13: 9780691605968
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"