The secret language of color : science, nature, history, culture, beauty of red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet

"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 the...

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Main Authors Eckstut, Joann (Author), Eckstut, Arielle (Author)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers : Distributed by Workman Pub., c2013
Subjects
barvy
colors
populárně-naučné publikace
popular works
ISBN9781579129491
Physical Description240 s. : barev. il. ; 26 cm

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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."
Bibliography:Obsahuje bibliografii (s. [234]-235) a rejstřík
ISBN:9781579129491
Physical Description:240 s. : barev. il. ; 26 cm

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