John Naylor: The Riddle of the Rainbow

Cover: 9783031239076 | The Riddle of the Rainbow | John Naylor | Taschenbuch | xiii | 2023

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

After studying engineering and philosophy at the University of London, John Naylor taught physics in secondary schools for the next thirty years. He retired from teaching in order to pursue his interests in atmospheric optics and acoustics. He is the author of "Out of the Blue, a 24-hour Skywatcher's Guide", a guide to the vast range of optical and astronomical phenomena that can be seen in the sky, day and night, and "Now Hear This, A Book About Sound".

Zusammenfassung

Gives a readable and up-to-date description and explanation of the rainbow

Includes a wealth of information about the rainbow's cultural symbolism in myth, art, and literature

Traces the history of optics from ancient Greece to the present time

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Fachbereich:	Elektrizität/Magnetismus/Optik
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xiii 304 S. 50 s/w Illustr. 17 farbige Illustr. 304 p. 67 illus. 17 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783031239076
ISBN-10:	3031239075
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Naylor, John
Auflage:	1st edition 2023
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	John Naylor
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.03.2023
Gewicht:	0,487 kg

Artikel-ID: 125848553