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Virtually every volume on mythology contains legends connected with the rainbow and practically all modern textbooks of physics include some exposition of the optical principles which account for the bow. Mankind has been thinking, talking and writing about the rainbow for thousands of years. The Rainbow: from Myth to Mathematics gathers material from a great number of primary and secondary sources in the hopes that readers may be tempted to study further some aspects of the history of the theory of the rainbow. Includes information on Aristotle, Francis Bacon, the Christian tradition, color, Rene, Descartes, fogbow, Augustin Fresnel, Galileo Galilei, halo, Islamic tradition, Jesuits, Johann Kepler, nature of light, mirrors, Sir Isaac Newton, Olympiodorus, physics, rainbow breadth, reflection, refraction, Robert Grosseteste, Themo Judoci, Witelo, etc.


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  • Author : Carl Benjamin Boyer
  • Publisher : Anonim
  • Genre : Rainbow
  • Total Pages : 410 pages
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  • PDF File Size : 48,5 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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The Rainbow from Myth to Mathematics

The Rainbow from Myth to Mathematics
  • Publisher : Unknown Publisher
  • File Size : 51,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 14 May 2024
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Virtually every volume on mythology contains legends connected with the rainbow and practically all modern textbooks of physics include some exposition of the optical principles which account for the bow.

The Scientific Achievement of the Middle Ages

The Scientific Achievement of the Middle Ages
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • File Size : 34,9 Mb
  • Release Date : 23 February 2015
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The scientists of the twelfth century were daring, original, inventive, and above all determined to discover purely rational explanations of natural phenomena. Their intense interest in the natural world for

The Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge
  • Publisher : Penn State Press
  • File Size : 31,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 14 May 2024
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Venerated as god and goddess, feared as demon and pestilence, trusted as battle omen, and used as a proving ground for optical theories, the rainbow's image is woven into the

Mathematical Modelling in Education and Culture

Mathematical Modelling in Education and Culture
  • Publisher : Elsevier
  • File Size : 47,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 May 2003
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The mathematical modelling movement in mathematics education at school and university level has been influencing curricula for about 25 years. Lecturers will find material to enhance their teaching and extracurricular activities

Ptolemy and the Foundations of Ancient Mathematical Optics

Ptolemy and the Foundations of Ancient Mathematical Optics
  • Publisher : American Philosophical Society
  • File Size : 39,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 14 May 1999
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Contents: (I) Ancient Theories of Visual Perception: The Physics of Vision; The Physiology of Vision; The Psychology of Visual Perception; (II) Optics Proper: Analysis of Direct Vision: The Visual Cone;

A Mathematical Nature Walk

A Mathematical Nature Walk
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • File Size : 39,8 Mb
  • Release Date : 12 September 2011
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How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have

Dictionary of Nature Myths

Dictionary of Nature Myths
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • File Size : 46,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 14 May 2024
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Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.

Rainbow Theology

Rainbow Theology
  • Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
  • File Size : 51,5 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 April 2013
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This book reflects upon the theological significance of the intersections of race and queer sexuality across multiple ethnic and cultural groups.

Japanese Mythology and the Primeval World

Japanese Mythology and the Primeval World
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • File Size : 26,6 Mb
  • Release Date : 01 May 2009
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The Japanese have faithfully preserved their ancient myths as a connected and well ordered system. And as a system, Japanese myths say much about the human condition in the cosmos