02888nam 2200529 450 991068677180332120230730235921.09783031239083(electronic bk.)978303123907610.1007/978-3-031-23908-3(MiAaPQ)EBC7222576(Au-PeEL)EBL7222576(OCoLC)1374425797(DE-He213)978-3-031-23908-3(PPN)269098194(EXLCZ)992635552910004120230730d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe riddle of the rainbow from early legends and symbolism to the secrets of light and colour /John Naylor1st ed. 2023.Cham, Switzerland :Springer,[2023]©20231 online resource (306 pages)Copernicus Books , Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World,2731-8990Print version: Naylor, John The Riddle of the Rainbow Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031239076 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 rainbow’s secrets. Readers with a love of nature and art and an interest in the history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book.Copernicus Books , Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World,2731-8990ColorLightSymbolic aspectsRainbowsColor.LightSymbolic aspects.Rainbows.929.605Naylor John1838-1897,1379566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910686771803321The riddle of the rainbow3419509UNINA