Pythagoras ‘having made a profound study of the nature of number asserted that . . . the cosmos sings and is harmoniously constructed . . . he was the first to reduce the motion of the seven planets to rhythm and melody.’
Guthrie, W. K. C. (1988). A history of Greek philosophy: Vol. 1. The earlier Presocratics and the Pythagoreans. University Press, Cambridge. (Original work published in 1962) p. 298
Matt Russo PhD Astrophysics and Bmus jazz musician, in this extraordinary TED Talk @ University of Toronto, takes us on a space odyssey where he brings the music of the cosmos alive for us.
“There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.”
Pythagoras quoted by Matt Russo
Enjoy!
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