The correlation between sound and planetary bodies is by no means a recent discovery. Where the modern invention of sonification relies on hardware and software to translate a set of data into sound, astronomers and physicists discovered centuries ago that the sun, moon, and planets emit sonic frequencies all their own—they’re just imperceptible to the human ear.
Musica universalis, also referred to as “music of the spheres” is a theory that was first cultivated in Ancient Greece, most often attributed to the philosopher Pythagoras. It proposed that the orbital revolution of each planetary body resonates with a tone or “hum,” that while inaudible, can be felt energetically or “heard” by the soul. The Greek philosopher Plato notably described astronomy and music as “sister sciences,” for their shared basis in harmonious motion.
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Musica universalis, also referred to as “music of the spheres” is a theory that was first cultivated in Ancient Greece, most often attributed to the philosopher Pythagoras. It proposed that the orbital revolution of each planetary body resonates with a tone or “hum,” that while inaudible, can be felt energetically or “heard” by the soul. The Greek philosopher Plato notably described astronomy and music as “sister sciences,” for their shared basis in harmonious motion.
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Space Makes Noise—And Here’s the Eerie Song an Eclipse Sings
Thought you could only experience the astronomical event with your eyes?
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