Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and MathematicsFrom Kepler and the music of the spheres to Einstein and his violin, music and mathematics seem to share a strong relationship. This pathbreaking book seeks to unravel the mystery at the heart of that relationship. Illustrations. Index. |
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Page 140
... wine , in the other , water , to the same height ( not quite full ) . Then we take a spoonful of wine from the first glass , put it into the glass with the water , and then mix it . Next we put a spoonful of this mixture into the wine ...
... wine , in the other , water , to the same height ( not quite full ) . Then we take a spoonful of wine from the first glass , put it into the glass with the water , and then mix it . Next we put a spoonful of this mixture into the wine ...
Page 141
... wine . Which is more : the pure wine that went into the water , or the pure water that went into the wine ? Most of us , hearing this riddle , would immediately reply : more wine must go into the water , since the spoonful of liquid ...
... wine . Which is more : the pure wine that went into the water , or the pure water that went into the wine ? Most of us , hearing this riddle , would immediately reply : more wine must go into the water , since the spoonful of liquid ...
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... wine . This is more elegant than the solution we would have been driven to , but to Péter it shows a prejudice in favor of “ calculation . ” Here is her solution : Exactly as much wine goes into the water as water goes into the wine ...
... wine . This is more elegant than the solution we would have been driven to , but to Péter it shows a prejudice in favor of “ calculation . ” Here is her solution : Exactly as much wine goes into the water as water goes into the wine ...
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