Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2024
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Review"In this intriguing study, maths historian Eli Maor traces those echoes, along with the trajectories of the scientists, inventors, composers, and occasional eccentrics behind them."---Barbara Kiser, Nature"The prolific author Eli Maor has released yet another very readable and enjoyable book on the history of mathematics from Princeton University Press. . . . As with all of Maors books, this one belongs in your library so that leading students can learn about unknowns like Joseph Sauveur in the fascinating story of how mathematics and music intersect."---Karl-Dieter Crisman, MAA Reviews"Maor is an experienced storyteller. His mixture of musical, mathematical, and physical history, enriched with personal experiences and some unexpected links and bridges are nice reading for anybody with a slight interest in music and science. No mathematical training required."---Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society"This is a fascinating study of the reciprocal relationship between music and mathematics in the West."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer"For anyone who ponders the role mathematics has in music, this short and delightful book is a joy to read from cover to cover. It is full of anecdotes and interesting facts and, being by Eli Maor is intensely readable."---Phil Dyke, Leonardo Reviews"[Music by the Numbers] is enjoyable and readable"---Owen Toller, Mathematical GazetteProduct DescriptionHow music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth centuryMusic is filled with mathematical elements, the works of Bach are often said to possess a math-like logic, and Igor Stravinsky said "musical form is close to mathematics," while Arnold Schoenberg, Iannis Xenakis, and Karlheinz Stockhausen went further, writing music explicitly based on mathematical principles. Yet Eli Maor argues that music has influenced math at least as much as math has influenced music. Starting with Pythagoras, proceeding through the work of Schoenberg, and ending with contemporary string theory, Music by the Numbers tells a fascinating story of composers, scientists, inventors, and eccentrics who played a role in the age-old relationship between music, mathematics, and the sciences, especially physics and astronomy.Music by the Numbers explores key moments in this history, particularly how problems originating in music have inspired mathematicians for centuries. Perhaps the most famous of these problems is the vibrating string, which pitted some of the greatest mathematicians of the eighteenth century against each other in a debate that lasted more than fifty years and that eventually led to the development of post-calculus mathematics. Other highlights in the book include a comparison between meter in music and metric in geometry, complete with examples of rhythmic patterns from Bach to Stravinsky, and an exploration of a suggestive twentieth-century development: the nearly simultaneous emergence of Einstein's theory of relativity and Schoenberg's twelve-tone system.Weaving these compelling historical episodes with Maor's personal reflections as a mathematician and lover of classical music, Music by the Numbers will delight anyone who loves mathematics and music.Review"A fascinating investigation of the relationship between math and music-what they have in common, how they differ, and how each has informed the other. A delightful examination of how math and culture interact."-Ian Stewart, author of Significant Figures"Writing beautifully as he explores the relationship between mathematics and classical music, Eli Maor makes mathematics sing like a violin."-Jerry King, author of The Art of Mathematics"I loved this book. I couldn't put down Maor's interesting fusion of music theory, mathematics, history, physics, and personal narrative. No other book blends these elements in such an appealing.
Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
Da: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2020
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ISBN 10: 0691202966 ISBN 13: 9780691202969
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Editore: Princeton University Press, 2018
ISBN 10: 0691176906 ISBN 13: 9780691176901
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