Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder

Did Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as Keats contended, and so diminish beauty? Far from it, says the author, an acclaimed scientist. He says Newton's unweaving is the key to much of modern astronomy and to the poetry of modern cosmology, in this tribute to scientific exploration.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/05/2000
ISBN: 9780618056736
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.56w x 1.04d