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- ▪ the natural harmonic tones supposedly produced by the movement of the celestial spheres or the bodies fixed in them
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- Musica universalis
Ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
The musica universalis (literally universal music), also called music of the spheres or harmony of the spheres, is a philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies—the Sun, Moon, and planets—as a form of music. The theory, originating in ancient Greece, was a tenet of Pythagoreanism, and was later developed by 16th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. Kepler did... Wikipedia
