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- catalog abstract "What is light? From the glories of heaven to the fires of hell, no question has so fascinated, so mystified, so captivated the human imagination through the centuries as the wondrous powers of light. Now, in this extraordinary and brilliant book, an experimental physicist invites us to take part in a dazzling and unforgettable quest - an inquiry into the fundamental nature of light in our history, our world, and our lives. A needle dropped on the floor may be in our. Field of vision but remain unseen. How - in a flash of recognition - do we perceive it? Consider the true story, set down here in compelling detail, of the man, blind from early infancy, whose eyes were surgically repaired and yet still could not see. Or the fact that the ancient Greeks lacked words for green and blue and Homer looked out on a "wine-dark" sea: What is the puzzling phenomenon of Greek color vision? And, even more puzzling, what does light look like if. There is no object to reflect it? In tracing the history of light, Arthur Zajonc presents an intriguing and dramatic look at the evolution of knowledge and the development of the human mind itself. It is a journey that leads from the temples of ancient cultures to the experiences of modern mystics, from the artistic theories of the Renaissance masters to the luminous paintings of Kandinsky, from the scientific perspectives of Newton and Faraday to the revolutionary ideas. Of thinkers such as Einstein, Planck, and Bohr. With rare clarity and an unmatched lyricism, Zajonc illuminates the profound implications of rainbow and candle, prism and mirror, as well as the paradoxes of quantum theory. He explores the vital connection between the outer light of nature and the inner light of the human spirit. And he challenges our intellect and our imagination to reach beyond ourselves, to shape new perceptions, and even to comprehend the divine. From. Biblical times to the world of modern optics, Catching the Light is a brilliant synthesis of history, science, religion, and art that brings together the multifaceted strands of human experience to light the way to a new understanding of ourselves and our cosmos.".
- catalog contributor b4266743.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "Biblical times to the world of modern optics, Catching the Light is a brilliant synthesis of history, science, religion, and art that brings together the multifaceted strands of human experience to light the way to a new understanding of ourselves and our cosmos.".
- catalog description "Chapter 1. Entwined lights: The lights of nature and of mind. --Chapter 2. The gift of light.--Chapter 3. Light divided: Divine light and optical science.--Chapter 4. The anatomy of light.-- Chapter 5. The singing flame: Light as etheral wave.-- Chapter 6. Radiant fields: Seeing by the light of electricity.-- Chapter 7. Door of the rainbow.--Chapter 8. Seeing light-- Ensouling science: Goethe and Steiner.--Chapter 9. Quantum theory by candlelight.--Chapter 10. Of relativity and the beautiful.--Chapter 11. Least light: A contemporary view.-- Chapter 12. Seeing light.--Notes.--Acknowledgments.--Index.".
- catalog description "Field of vision but remain unseen. How - in a flash of recognition - do we perceive it? Consider the true story, set down here in compelling detail, of the man, blind from early infancy, whose eyes were surgically repaired and yet still could not see. Or the fact that the ancient Greeks lacked words for green and blue and Homer looked out on a "wine-dark" sea: What is the puzzling phenomenon of Greek color vision? And, even more puzzling, what does light look like if.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Of thinkers such as Einstein, Planck, and Bohr. With rare clarity and an unmatched lyricism, Zajonc illuminates the profound implications of rainbow and candle, prism and mirror, as well as the paradoxes of quantum theory. He explores the vital connection between the outer light of nature and the inner light of the human spirit. And he challenges our intellect and our imagination to reach beyond ourselves, to shape new perceptions, and even to comprehend the divine. From.".
- catalog description "There is no object to reflect it? In tracing the history of light, Arthur Zajonc presents an intriguing and dramatic look at the evolution of knowledge and the development of the human mind itself. It is a journey that leads from the temples of ancient cultures to the experiences of modern mystics, from the artistic theories of the Renaissance masters to the luminous paintings of Kandinsky, from the scientific perspectives of Newton and Faraday to the revolutionary ideas.".
- catalog description "What is light? From the glories of heaven to the fires of hell, no question has so fascinated, so mystified, so captivated the human imagination through the centuries as the wondrous powers of light. Now, in this extraordinary and brilliant book, an experimental physicist invites us to take part in a dazzling and unforgettable quest - an inquiry into the fundamental nature of light in our history, our world, and our lives. A needle dropped on the floor may be in our.".
- catalog extent "viii, 388 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Catching the light.".
- catalog identifier "0553080954".
- catalog isFormatOf "Catching the light.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Bantam Books,".
- catalog relation "Catching the light.".
- catalog subject "535/.09 20".
- catalog subject "Light History.".
- catalog subject "Light Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "QC352 .Z35 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter 1. Entwined lights: The lights of nature and of mind. --Chapter 2. The gift of light.--Chapter 3. Light divided: Divine light and optical science.--Chapter 4. The anatomy of light.-- Chapter 5. The singing flame: Light as etheral wave.-- Chapter 6. Radiant fields: Seeing by the light of electricity.-- Chapter 7. Door of the rainbow.--Chapter 8. Seeing light-- Ensouling science: Goethe and Steiner.--Chapter 9. Quantum theory by candlelight.--Chapter 10. Of relativity and the beautiful.--Chapter 11. Least light: A contemporary view.-- Chapter 12. Seeing light.--Notes.--Acknowledgments.--Index.".
- catalog title "Catching the light : the entwined history of light and mind / Arthur Zajonc.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".