The secret language of color : science, nature, history, culture, beauty of red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet
Titre
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The secret language of color : science, nature, history, culture, beauty of red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet
Joann. Eckstut
Sommaire
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Explores color's countless manifestations, providing insight into such phenomena as the visible spectrum, light absorption and reflection, how humans see color, how vision evolved, the sky, rainbows, colored gems, animal pigmentation, how animals use color to find mates and to protect themselves, and the use of color in human religion, ritual, design, navigation, communication, and personal identity.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2013
Description matérielle
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240 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Table des matières
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Physics and chemistry -- Red -- Universe -- Orange -- Earth -- Yellow -- Plants -- Green -- Animals -- Blue -- Humans -- Violet.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Color -- Popular works.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Eckstut, Arielle.
Résumé
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Explores color's countless manifestations, providing insight into such phenomena as the visible spectrum, light absorption and reflection, how humans see color, how vision evolved, the sky, rainbows, colored gems, animal pigmentation, how animals use color to find mates and to protect themselves, and the use of color in human religion, ritual, design, navigation, communication, and personal identity.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781579129491
9781603763523
Informations de publication
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New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers : Distributed by Workman Pub., [2013]
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Stratford | 535.6 ECK | Book | 30577000402215 | Non-Fiction |