Romance
James Burke links planetary orbits, the teeny-weeny and fake Scottish literature.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
February 9, 202113m 33s
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Show Notes
Legendary broadcaster James Burke reveals unexpected connections between his twin passions of science and classical music. In this essay he links planetary orbits, new kinds of arithmetic, the teeny-weeny, and of course fake Scottish literature arriving naturally enough at the Romantic movement.