Rainbows : nature and culture / Daniel MacCannell.
By: MacCannell, Daniel [author.].
Contributor(s): Credo Reference (Firm) [distributor.].
Series: Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm)): Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition].Description: 1 online resource (13 entries) : 104 images ; digital files.Content type: text | still image Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781803163574.Subject(s): Rainbows | Rainbows -- History | Rainbows -- Mythology | Rainbows in literature | Rainbows in artGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Also available in print version.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. What rainbows are and how they work -- 2. Rainbows in the history of scientific enquiry -- 3. Rainbows and myth -- 4. Rainbows in literature, poetry and music -- 5. Rainbows in art and film -- 6. Rainbows in politics and popular culture.
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Daniel MacCannell's enlightening, instructive and beautifully illustrated guide to the rainbow is the first of its kind. It describes what rainbows are and how they work, how we arrived at our current scientific understanding of rainbows, and how they have been portrayed in myths, the arts, politics and popular culture.
Also available in print version.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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