A Perfect Harmony

A melodic odyssey through the interwoven worlds of music, physics and mathematics.

'Darling is one of Britain’s finest maths writers , [and shows] how inextricably numbers are intertwined with artistic creativity... fascinating .' — Financial Times

'It comes as no surprise that many scientists were also musicians. A Perfect Harmony serves to solidify just how interlinked the fields are... Darling’s observant musical odyssey across time reinforces that “music and maths are endlessly entwined … nourishing one another” and have done so for millennia. After all, at its simplest music is melody and rhythm, and rhythm cannot exist without maths.' — New Statesman

'This deftly written book about the powerful intersections between music, maths and science... he packs in plenty of intriguing facts and anecdotes on a whistlestop tour of musical history... an engaging, accessible guide to a fascinating subject .' — BBC Music Magazine , ★★★★

'Darling is not only a talented science writer with an expansive back-catalogue to his name but he is also an accomplished musician, and his enthusiasm for all things musical spills off the page... if there’s a writer who can genuinely and credibly inhabit both sides of the arts–science cultural divide, it’s Darling ... Engaging and entertaining .' — Physics World

David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and music producer. His books include the bestselling Equations of Eternity . Together with Agnijo Banerjee, he is the co-author of the Weird Maths trilogy and The Biggest Number in the World . He lives in Dundee, Scotland.