Friday, 7 November 2008

The continuous in motion...

A little more info about medieval degrees and the Quadrivium.

In his book In primum Euclidis elementorum librum commentarii, Proclus Diadochus described the elements of the Quadrivium as:
  • Arithmetic is the Discrete At Rest
  • Astronomy is the Discrete In Motion
  • Geometry is the Continuous At Rest
  • Music is the Continuous In Motion
How good is that?

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