A deeper dive into how the dance of the TRAPPIST-1 planets can be heard as musical rhythms and harmonies. Listen to the audio examples and learn how listening to planetary orbits is a little like cauliflower gratin.
An accessible introduction to the many parallels between music and physics, from quantum waves to the sound of the big bang. Although often focused on analogies, the chapter on Pythagoras and Kepler's Music of the Spheres beautifully exposes the real musicality in our universe that goes far beyond metaphor.
Thomas Hermann, Andy Hunt, John G. Neuhoff (eds) | Book
A more formal guide for people interested in converting data into sound and includes a fascinating chapter on how the human auditory system converts vibrations in air into the perception of sound.
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