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The Riddle of the Rainbow From Early Legends and Symbolism to the Secrets of Light and Colour /

Rainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial. They have been the subject of myth and superstition, an inspiration to poets, a challenge to painters, the object of intense scientific interest and a touchstone for ideas about the nature of light and colour. Above all, the rainbow h...

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1. Verfasser: Naylor, John (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2023.
Schriftenreihe:Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World,
Schlagworte:
Optics.
Color.
Vision.
Physics > History.
Atmospheric science.
Anthropology.
Social evolution.
Optics and Photonics.
Vision and Colour Science.
History of Physics and Astronomy.
Atmospheric Science.
Cultural Evolution.
Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23908-3
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Why Rainbows?
  • 2 The Naming of Parts
  • 3 Tales From the Haunted Air
  • 4 From Myths to Mathematics
  • 5 The Geometry of Light
  • 6 The Celebrated Phenomenon of Colour
  • 7 New Wine in Old Bottles
  • 8 Unweaving the Rainbow
  • 9 The Electric Rainbow
  • 10 In the Eye of the Beholder.

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