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001461924 1001_ $$aNaylor, John.
001461924 24514 $$aThe riddle of the rainbow :$$bfrom early legends and symbolism to the secrets of light and colour /$$cJohn Naylor.
001461924 260__ $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c2023.
001461924 300__ $$a1 online resource (306 p.).
001461924 4901_ $$aCopernicus books.
001461924 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
001461924 5050_ $$aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Why Rainbows? -- 2 The Naming of Parts -- 3 Tales from the Haunted Air -- 4 From Myth to Mathematics -- 5 The Geometry of Light -- 6 The Celebrated Phenomena of Colours -- 7 New Wine in Old Bottles -- 8 Unweaving the Rainbow -- 9 The Electric Rainbow -- 10 In the Eye of the Beholder -- Appendix -- Twenty-Four Rainbows to See Before You Die -- Tips on Photographing a Rainbow -- Some Experiments with Rainbows -- Caustic Surfaces -- Polarisation of Rainbows -- References -- Index
001461924 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
001461924 520__ $$aRainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial. They have been the subject of myth and superstition, an inspiration to poets, a challenge to painters, the object of intense scientific interest and a touchstone for ideas about the nature of light and colour. Above all, the rainbow has been the embodiment of wonder from the earliest times to the present day. Beginning with the circumstances in which you are likely to see a rainbow and descriptions of its salient features, this book recounts and explains the myths and superstitions about rainbows, and describes how poets, painters and, above all, leading scientists in every age have sought to discover and understand the rainbows secrets. Readers with a love of nature and art and an interest in the history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book.
001461924 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 10, 2023).
001461924 650_0 $$aRainbows.
001461924 650_0 $$aLight.
001461924 650_0 $$aLight$$xSymbolic aspects.
001461924 650_0 $$aColor.
001461924 650_0 $$aSymbolism of colors.
001461924 655_0 $$aElectronic books.
001461924 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aNaylor, John$$tThe Riddle of the Rainbow$$dCham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023$$z9783031239076
001461924 830_0 $$aCopernicus Books.
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