# YEA, WHY TRY HER RAW WET HAT?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin Wilson
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/yea-why-try-her-raw-wet-hat)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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?

## Lectures

1. [YEA, WHY TRY HER RAW WET HAT?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/yea-why-try-her-raw-wet-hat/0c46f457830c) (YouTube)