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The secret language of color : science, nature, history, culture, beauty of red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet / Joann Eckstut and Arielle Eckstut.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, [2013]Description: 240 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781579129491 (trade)
  • 1579129498
Other title:
  • Color
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 535.6 23
Summary: 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.
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Books Books Riverfield Country Day School Non-fiction 500 Science Concepts Colors (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Shelved in Non Fiction 500 Science Concepts Colors T0086759
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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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-235) and index.

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