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Monthly Archives: October 2023
Johann Kepler, Harmonices mundi (Linz, 1619)
In this work, Kepler integrated theoretical astronomy and music, showing that the motions of the planets employ the same numerical ratios as the most harmonious musical scales. Kepler’s “harmonic law” still describes how planets and stars and satellites and galaxies … Continue reading
