Galileo's muse : Renaissance mathematics and the arts / Mark A. Peterson.

Author/creator Peterson, Mark A., 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Descriptionvi, 336 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Galileo, humanist -- The classical legacy -- Poetry -- The plan of heaven -- The vision of God -- Painting -- The power of the lines -- The skin of the lion -- Music -- The Orphic mystery -- Kepler and the music of the spheres -- Architecture -- Figure and form -- The dimensions of hell -- Mathematics old and new -- Transforming mathematics -- The oration.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011023319
ISBN9780674059726 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674059727 (alk. paper)