tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post8909923830610172390..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: In Brief: Damn Musical EditionCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-27101418362542227942010-11-21T16:49:16.329-05:002010-11-21T16:49:16.329-05:00The birthplace of Johannes Kepler (Wiel-der-Stadt)...The birthplace of Johannes Kepler (Wiel-der-Stadt) was spared from bombardment in WWII by the allies because someone happened to remember it was his birthplace. <br /><br />Kepler has an interesting connection to music in that his work "The Harmony of the Spheres" looks at the orbits of the planets and assigns them musical intervals based on the ratio between their speeds at the Mark J.noreply@blogger.com