Annotated Source #7

James, Jamie. The Music of the Spheres: Music, Science, and the Natural Order of the Universe. New York: Copernicus, 1995. Print.

• While this book focuses on the music of the spheres, it offers an interesting perspective on how science has changed since the Renaissance. While it was once a realm of study that would tackle questions like "Why are we here?" and "Where did we come from?" it has become a field that must deal in provable facts. This is particularly relevant to my topic as changes in the field of science were one of the responses to Copernicus' discovery, and furthermore had a lasting impact on individuals' relationship with God. Furthermore, I think that the changes that occurred in music could also be enlightening in terms of the relationship between humans and the divine.