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Kepler's Harmonices Mundi

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Title page
Title Page
Book II, page 58
The five perfect solids.
Book II, page 58: detail
Detail of Book II, page 58.
 Book III, page 84: detail
Kepler's reference to composer
Orlando di Lasso: Book III, page 84.
Book III, pages 84 and 85
Kepler's discussion of harmonized melody: Book III, pages 84 and 85.
Book V, page 209
Harmonies of all the planets, or universal harmonies of the 'hard' kind: Book V, page 209.
 Detail of Book V, page 209
Book V, page 209.
Book V, pages 210 and 211
Harmonies of all the Planets, or universal harmonies of the 'soft' kind (left).
Harmonies of five Planets, disregarding Venus (right): Book V, pages 210-211.
Detail of Book V, page 210
Detail of Book V, page 210.
 Detail of Book V, page 211
Detail of Book V, page 211.
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