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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300153203321

Autore

Tonietti Tito M

Titolo

And Yet It Is Heard : Musical, Multilingual and Multicultural History of the Mathematical Sciences - Volume 2 / / by Tito M. Tonietti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel : , : Springer Basel : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2014

ISBN

3-0348-0675-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (595 p.)

Collana

Science Networks. Historical Studies, , 1421-6329 ; ; 47

Disciplina

510.9

Soggetti

Mathematics

History

Music

Linguistics

Mathematics, general

Mathematics in Music

History of Mathematical Sciences

Linguistics, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PART II: In the world of the scientific revolution -- 6. Not only in Latin, but also in Dutch, Chinese, Italian and German -- 7. Beyond Latin, French, English, German, Italian and Flemish: the invention of symbolism -- 8. Between Latin, French, English and German: the language of transcendence -- 9. Between Latin and French -- 10. From French to German -- PART III: It is not even heard -- 11. In the language of the Venusians -- 12. Come on, Apophis -- Bibliography -- Index of names and works.

Sommario/riassunto

We bring into full light some excerpts on musical subjects which were until now scattered throughout the most famous scientific texts. The main scientific and musical cultures outside of Europe are also taken into consideration. The first and most important property to underline in the scientific texts examined here is the language they are written in. This means that our multicultural history of the sciences necessarily also becomes a review of the various dominant languages used in the different historical contexts. In this volume, the history of the



development of the sciences is told as it happened in real contexts, not in an alienated ideal world.