Just started on this one ... not sure where it's going. ;-)

Piano is by Florian Brucker (found it via the Pov Ray Open Wiki -- quickly
becoming an indespensible site -- at
http://www.wikipov.org/ow.asp?PianoObject).

--Ralph

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Music of the spheres?
DLM

"author" <ral### [at] abookscom> wrote in message 
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> Just started on this one ... not sure where it's going. ;-)
>
> Piano is by Florian Brucker (found it via the Pov Ray Open Wiki -- quickly
> becoming an indespensible site -- at
> http://www.wikipov.org/ow.asp?PianoObject).
>
> --Ralph
>


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"dlm" <me### [at] addressinvalid> wrote:
> Music of the spheres?
> DLM
>

At the risk of appearing erudite ;-) ...

The concept of the "Music of the Spheres" dates back at least to the 16th
century, and is a central idea in the Elizabethan world picture:

"The idea that the universe is bound together by harmony or concord is
fundamental in Elizabethan cosmology. The music of the spheres orders the
heavens, and music alike orders and tempers human passions and social
forces." (The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol 1., p.1049)

In other words, it's merely an attempt at visual paronomasia (punning)...
and, again, WIP.

Best,

--Ralph

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Ralph,

Here I was thinking flying piyanners chopin' along.
But no! The realm of pre-Copernican cosmology so eloquently elaborated by 
Kepler.
The perfect harmony of the planets so richly reflected in mortal music.

If you want a Keplerian reference you might consider inscribing a triangle 
with enclosed circle on the 'plane of the ecliptic' (the Jupiter/Saturn 
relationship) "(/o\)" so to speak.

:DLM

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> "dlm" <me### [at] addressinvalid> wrote:
>> Music of the spheres?
>> DLM
>>
>
> At the risk of appearing erudite ;-) ...
>
> The concept of the "Music of the Spheres" dates back at least to the 16th
> century, and is a central idea in the Elizabethan world picture:
>
> "The idea that the universe is bound together by harmony or concord is
> fundamental in Elizabethan cosmology. The music of the spheres orders the
> heavens, and music alike orders and tempers human passions and social
> forces." (The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol 1., p.1049)
>
> In other words, it's merely an attempt at visual paronomasia (punning)...
> and, again, WIP.
>
> Best,
>
> --Ralph
>
>
>

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"dlm" <me### [at] addressinvalid> wrote:
> Ralph,
>
> Here I was thinking flying piyanners chopin' along.
> But no! The realm of pre-Copernican cosmology so eloquently elaborated by
> Kepler.
> The perfect harmony of the planets so richly reflected in mortal music.
>
> If you want a Keplerian reference you might consider inscribing a triangle
> with enclosed circle on the 'plane of the ecliptic' (the Jupiter/Saturn
> relationship) "(/o)" so to speak.
>
> :DLM
>

Thanks, DLM .... flyin' piyanners? yep, that, too! ;-)

Hmmm... to modify the classic Kipling pun, I've never Keplered, but it is
certainly a good suggestion and I'll look into it.

Best,

--Ralph

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Hehe, cool to see my piano actually used in an image :)

Nice image, but some antialiasing couldn't hurt IMHO.


Florian
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camera{look_at-y*10location<8,-3,-8>*10}#local a=0;#while(a<999)sphere{
#local _=.01*a-4.99;#local p=a*.01-5;#local c=.01*a-4.995;<sin(p*pi)*5p
*10pow(p,5)*.01>sin(c*c*c*.1)+1pigment{rgb 3}}#local a=a+1;#end
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