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49. Mathematician Sarah Hart on Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears

People I (Mostly) Admire

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The Relationship Between Strings and Notes

When we hear a note at all, it's because what's happening is the air is vibrating. And that vibration will have a certain frequency. This was noticed even back as far as pythagoras who did some experiments with stringed instruments. Of course, it's really mass that explains what makes the notice.

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