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From: allyn@milton.u.washington.edu (Allyn Weaks)
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Subject: Re: Scientists and Mathematicians Who Wrote Music
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Date: 15 Feb 91 06:39:03 GMT
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A slight reversal of the subject:  Galileo's father was a composer (I hear
some of his lute pieces on the radio every now and then).  There's a possibly
appocryphal story that Galileo originally (pre-pendulum) timed his
acceleration experiments by singing to himself and counting the beats. 

Allyn Weaks
allyn@milton.u.washington.edu