17th century science, music coincide in multimedia performance

The coincidental revolutions in music and science in the 17th century are the focal points of a free public multimedia event featuring Dava Sobel, author of “Galileo’s Daughter” and “Longitude,” and soprano Sarah Pillow and her Baroque ensemble, Galileo’s Daughters.

The event “Perpetual Motion: Revolutions in 17th Century Science and Music” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. Limited seating is available.

The event is sponsored by the Science, Arts and Humanities Program of the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy.