Harmonies Of The World,9780762420186

Harmonies Of The World

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ISBN13: 9780762420186
ISBN10: 0762420189
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-01-02
Publisher(s): Perseus Books Group
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Summary

Book Five of Johannes Kepler's great masterpiece on planetary motion is presented with an introduction by the ultimate authority on this topic, noted physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking. Modifying Copernicus's sun-centered model of the universe, Kepler's 1619 work went on to establish laws of planetary motion, forming the basis for Newton's discoveries some 60 years later. As part of ourOn the Shoulders of Giantsseries, this translation of the original edition of Kepler's monumental essay includes an insightful biography and a highly accessible summary putting into context the significance ofHarmony of the World.

Author Biography

Stephen Hawking’s ability to make science understandable and compelling to a lay audience was established with the publication of his first book, A Brief History of Time, which has sold nearly 10 million copies in 40 languages. Hawking has authored or participated in the creation of numerous other popular science books, including On the Shoulders of Giants and The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants.

Table of Contents

A Note to the Reader vii
Introduction ix
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) His Life and Work xi
Proem 2(81)
1. Concerning the Five Regular Solid Figures
4(1)
2. On the Kinship Between the Harmonic Ratios and the Five Regular Figures
5(3)
3. A Summary of Astronomical Doctrine Necessary for Speculation into the Celestial Harmonies
8(10)
4. In What Things Having to do with the Planetary Movements Have the Harmonic Consonances been Expressed by the Creator, and in What Way?
18(12)
5. In the Ratios of the Planetary Movements which are Apparent as it were to Spectators at the Sun, have been Expressed the Pitches of the System, or Notes of the Musical Scale, and the Modes of Song (Genera Cantus), the Major and the Minor
30(5)
6. In the Extreme Planetary Movements the Musical Modes or Tones Have Somehow Been Expressed
35(2)
7. The Universal Consonances of All Six Planets, Like Common Four-Part Counterpoint, Can Exist
37(9)
8. In the Celestial Harmonies Which Planet Sings Soprano, Which Alto, Which Tenor, and Which Bass?
46(1)
9. The Genesis of the Eccentricities in the Single Planets from the Procurement of the Consonances between their Movements
47(36)
10. Epilogue Concerning the Sun, by way of Conjecture 83(8)
Acknowledgments 91(1)
About Stephen Hawking 92

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