Goethe's Theory of Colours by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"Goethe's Theory of Colours" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a book published in German in 1810. The poet challenges Isaac Newton's spectral theory, arguing that color arises from the interaction between light and darkness rather than from light alone. Through extensive observations of colored shadows, refraction, and prisms at varying distances, Goethe presents a phenomenological approach focused on human perception. His work profoundly influenced artists including Turner and Kandinsky, while sparking
debate among physicists and philosophers about the nature of color itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865 |
| Uniform Title | Zur Farbenlehre. English |
| Title | Goethe's Theory of Colours |
| Note | Translation of: Zur Farbenlehre |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Colours |
| Credits | Produced by Annemie Arnst, Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QC: Science: Physics |
| Subject | Color |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 50572 |
| Release Date | Nov 29, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3593 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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