Unweaving the rainbow : science, delusion and the appetite for wonder / Richard Dawkins.
Unweaving the rainbow : science, delusion and the appetite for wonder / Richard Dawkins.
By
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Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
Publication Date
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2000, 1998
Publication Information
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Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin,
Physical Description
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336 p.
Subject Term
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Science -- Philosophy.
Science news.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliography and index.
Summary
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Did Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as Keats contended? Did he, in other words, diminish beauty? Far from it, says acclaimed scientist Richard Dawkins; Newton's unweaving is the key to much of modern astronomy and to the breathtaking poetry of modern cosmology. Mysteries don't lose their poetry because they are solved: the solution often is more beautiful than the puzzle, uncovering deeper mysteries. With the wit, insight, and spellbinding prose that have made him a best-selling author, Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science, from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality, combining them in a landmark statement of the human appetite for wonder.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780618056736
General Note
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"A Mariner book."
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Holyrood (AHD) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 501 D32 | Checked In |