A wide-ranging exploration of how music has influenced science through the ages, from fifteenth-century cosmology to twentieth-century string theory. In the nat

Comprehensive and accessible, this foundational text surveys general principles of sound, musical scales, characteristics of instruments, mechanical and electro

What does it mean to hear scientifically? What does it mean to see musically? This volume uncovers a new side to the long nineteenth century in London, a hidden

A collection of essays exploring the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. It takes a broad historical approach towards understa

Provides a variety of simple experiments investigating the science behind sound.