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Naylor, John |
The Riddle of the Rainbow |
I12688 |
2023 |
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Naylor, John |
Now Hear This |
I11917 |
2021 |
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| Title | The Riddle of the Rainbow : From Early Legends and Symbolism to the Secrets of Light and Colour |
| Author(s) | Naylor, John |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XIII, 304 p. 67 illus., 17 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | 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 |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031239083 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ANTHROPOLOGY
2. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
3. COLOR
4. Cultural Evolution
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. OPTICS
8. Optics and Photonics
9. PHYSICS
10. Social evolution
11. VISION
12. Vision and Colour Science
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| Title | Now Hear This : A Book About Sound |
| Author(s) | Naylor, John |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XIX, 334 p. 57 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book explains the nature of sound both as a physical phenomenon and as a sensation, how it travels through air and water, and how the hearing system evolved to convert these vibrations into sensations. Drawing on physics, biology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, history, anecdote, and personal experience, "Now Hear This" is a wide-ranging exploration of the nature of sound and hearing that opens up a fascinating world of sounds from the mundane to the unusual and seeks above all to persuade the reader of the wisdom of John Cage???s advice that ???Wherever we are what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.??? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030898779 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ACOUSTICS
2. ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS
3. Audio-Visual Culture
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Motion pictures
7. Otorhinolaryngology
8. PERCEPTION
9. ULTRASONICS
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