LEADER 02888nam 2200529 450 001 9910686771803321 005 20230730235921.0 010 $a9783031239083$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031239076 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-23908-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7222576 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7222576 035 $a(OCoLC)1374425797 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-23908-3 035 $a(PPN)269098194 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926355529100041 100 $a20230730d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe riddle of the rainbow $efrom early legends and symbolism to the secrets of light and colour /$fJohn Naylor 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2023] 210 4$dİ2023 215 $a1 online resource (306 pages) 225 1 $aCopernicus Books , Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World,$x2731-8990 311 08$aPrint version: Naylor, John The Riddle of the Rainbow Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031239076 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aRainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial. They have been the subject of myth and superstition, an inspiration to poets, a challenge to painters, the object of intense scientific interest and a touchstone for ideas about the nature of light and colour. Above all, the rainbow has been the embodiment of wonder from the earliest times to the present day. Beginning with the circumstances in which you are likely to see a rainbow and descriptions of its salient features, this book recounts and explains the myths and superstitions about rainbows, and describes how poets, painters and, above all, leading scientists in every age have sought to discover and understand the rainbow?s secrets. Readers with a love of nature and art and an interest in the history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book. 410 0$aCopernicus Books , Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World,$x2731-8990 606 $aColor 606 $aLight$xSymbolic aspects 606 $aRainbows 615 0$aColor. 615 0$aLight$xSymbolic aspects. 615 0$aRainbows. 676 $a929.605 700 $aNaylor$b John$f1838-1897,$01379566 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910686771803321 996 $aThe riddle of the rainbow$93419509 997 $aUNINA