Theory of Colours
Chapter 1 of 42 Translator's Preface and Preface to the First Edition
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- Running time
- 8 h 58 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Availle, Chris Gray, Deborah Balm, DrPGould, Dylan Campbell and 13 others
- Translated by
- Charles Lock Eastlake
Chapters
About this recording
Newton's observations on the optical spectrum were widely accepted but Goethe noticed the difference between the scientific explanation and the phenomena as experienced by the human eye. He did not try to explain this, but rather collected and presented data, conducting experiments on the interplay of light and dark. His work was rejected as 'unscientific' by physicists but his color wheel is still used by artists today. - Summary by Lynne Thompson