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Goethe contra Newton: Polemics and the Project for a New Science of Color
Dennis L. Sepper
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hardcover. Sepper shows that the condemnation of Goethe's attacks on Newton has been based on erroneous assumptions about the history of Newton's theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HPCD; PDA. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 498. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
This book explains the background and rationale of the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's notorious attack on Isaac Newton's classic theory of white light and colors. Though the merits of Goethe's color science, as advanced in his massive Zur Farbenlehre, have often been acknowledged, it has been almost unanimously proclaimed invalid as physics. How could Goethe have been so mistaken? In his book, Dennis Sepper shows that the condemnation of Goethe's attacks on Newton has been based on erroneous assumptions about the history of Newton's theory and the methods and goals of Goethe's color science. By illuminating the historical ... Read more
This book explains the background and rationale of the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's notorious attack on Isaac Newton's classic theory of white light and colors. Though the merits of Goethe's color science, as advanced in his massive Zur Farbenlehre, have often been acknowledged, it has been almost unanimously proclaimed invalid as physics. How could Goethe have been so mistaken? In his book, Dennis Sepper shows that the condemnation of Goethe's attacks on Newton has been based on erroneous assumptions about the history of Newton's theory and the methods and goals of Goethe's color science. By illuminating the historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521342544
SKU
KSG0036415
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