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Author MacCannell, Daniel, author.

Title Rainbows : nature and culture / Daniel MacCannell.

Publication Info. London : Reaktion Books, 2018.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.

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 Axe Credo Reference E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition [Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (13 entries) : 104 images ; digital files.
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still image rdacontent
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Series Earth series
Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary 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.
Form Also available in print version.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note Description based on title page of print version.
Subject Rainbows.
Rainbows -- History.
Rainbows -- Mythology.
Rainbows in literature.
Rainbows in art.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Other Form: Print version: 1780239203 9781780239200
ISBN 9781803163574 electronic version
1780239203 print
9781780239200 print

 
    
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