Article ID: CBB000066598

The ocular harpsichord of Louis-Bertrand Castel: The science and aesthetics of an 18th-century cause célèbre (1991)

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Description “In the first part of this essay an overview is presented of Castel's theory of colour music and the ocular harpsichord. It is investigated to what extent he succeeded in building his harpsichord, concluding that various models have existed, none of which could perform up to Castel's expectations. Nor did anyone else succeed in this. In the second part of the essay contemporary comments (up till 1819) on the ocular harpsichord and on the idea of colour music are analysed.” From the summary.


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Authors & Contributors
Hankins, Thomas L.
Baskevitch, François
Bensa, Elisa
Boyé, Anne
Cannon, John T.
Chan, Mary
Journals
American Journal of Physics
Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Dix-huitième siècle
Études sur le XVIIIe Siècle
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Publishers
Franco Angeli
James Bennett Library Services
Johns Hopkins University
Princeton University Press
Springer-Verlag
University of Chicago Press
Concepts
Acoustics
Sound
Architecture
Physics
Science and music
Science and art
People
Castel, Louis Bertrand
Diderot, Denis
Euler, Leonhard
Kircher, Athanasius
Mairan, Jean Jacques Dortous de
Meldercreutz, Jonas
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
19th century
20th century
Places
Europe
France
Italy
London (England)
England
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Académie Royale des Sciences (France)
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