Famous quotes with Harmonic proportion

• It was Pythagoras who discovered that the 5th and the octave of a note could be produced on the same string by stopping at 2⁄3 and ½ of its length respectively. Harmony therefore depends on a numerical proportion. It was this discovery, according to Hankel, which led Pythagoras to his philosophy of number. It is probable at least that the name proportion was due to it, sinceIamblichus says that this proportion was called originally and that Archytas and Hippasus first called it . Nicomachus gives another reason for the name, viz. that a cube being of 3 equal dimensions, was the pattern : and having 12 edges, 8 corners, 6 faces, it gave its name to harmonic proportion, since:

  James Gow (scholar)

Related words & questions

Related words: harmonic proportions in art, harmonic proportions in architecture, harmonic proportions in music, harmonic proportions in nature, harmonic proportions in design, musical harmony, harmony in music and nature

Related questions:

What are the harmonic proportions?

What is harmonic proportion in design?

What is harmonic proportion in art?

What is the harmony of nature?

anti-bellicistic

Antonyms for the word "anti-bellicistic" can include pro-war, militaristic, aggressive, warlike, and bellicose. These words reflect a positive attitude towards the use of military ...