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YEA, WHY TRY HER RAW WET HAT?

Professor Robin Wilson · Gresham College

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About

It is often said that mathematics and music go together, but what does this mean? This illustrated lecture features a small choir and instrumentalists who perform music ranging from Tallis and Bach to Bartok and Hindermith, and answers such questions as: why are pianos always out of tune? Can music have a 'geometry'? Why are there seven colours in the rainbow? and What is the meaning of the title of this talk?

The talk

  1. YEA, WHY TRY HER RAW WET HAT? 2006-05-02 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Robin Wilson
Year
2006
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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