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Robert Hooke’s Micrographia or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries thereupon
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Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750)
Leila Belkora’s Minding the Heavens; a great book for an historic overview on the discovery of the Milky Way. The opening chapter introduced me to Thomas Wright who’s creative deductions reasoned that we are embedded within the body of stars known as the Milky Way. He also considered the infinity of the universe and the …
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Music and Physics
Measured Tones: The Interplay of Physics and Music Third Edition, Ian Johnston Listened to three amazing episodes of the Music Show on RN ABC radio but unfortunately due to copyright issues, they are unavailable to listen to other than through live broadcast. However, there are full transcripts if you click on the links. If you’re …
Music and the Making of Modern Science
All text and images on this post are from the links provided and can be found here. All text is by Peter Pesic in relation to his work Music and the making of modern science. By Peter Pesic Many people interested in science are also keenly interested in music, and vice versa. But what is …
Greg Sheehan – The Rhythm Diaries
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/musicshow/greg-sheehan-percussion-rhythm-diaries-alina-pash-ukraine-music/13676166 This man has pulled me back in…
Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680) – Mundus Subterraneus
Whilst researching Alexander Jamieson, I came across images of Kircher’s Mundus Subterraneus, which I thought were stunning in detail and alternative insight of the times. I won’t go too deep into Kircher as he certainly lived a life, creating a sunflower clock and running a personal museum (visit biodiversity.org) amongst other things. It’s his eye-opening …
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