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Title
The riddle of the rainbow : from early legends and symbolism to the secrets of light and colour / John Naylor.
ISBN
9783031239083 (electronic bk.)
3031239083 (electronic bk.)
3031239075
9783031239076
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (306 p.).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-23908-3 doi
Call Number
QC976.R2
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.567
Summary
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 has been the embodiment of wonder from the earliest times to the present day. Beginning with the circumstances in which you are likely to see a rainbow and descriptions of its salient features, this book recounts and explains the myths and superstitions about rainbows, and describes how poets, painters and, above all, leading scientists in every age have sought to discover and understand the rainbows secrets. Readers with a love of nature and art and an interest in the history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 10, 2023).
Series
Copernicus Books.
Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
1 Why Rainbows?
2 The Naming of Parts
3 Tales from the Haunted Air
4 From Myth to Mathematics
5 The Geometry of Light
6 The Celebrated Phenomena of Colours
7 New Wine in Old Bottles
8 Unweaving the Rainbow
9 The Electric Rainbow
10 In the Eye of the Beholder
Appendix
Twenty-Four Rainbows to See Before You Die
Tips on Photographing a Rainbow
Some Experiments with Rainbows
Caustic Surfaces
Polarisation of Rainbows
References
Index
