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050 0 0 _aQC495.3
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100 1 _aEckstut, Joann,
_eauthor.
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245 1 4 _aThe secret language of color :
_bscience, nature, history, culture, beauty of red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet /
_cJoann Eckstut and Arielle Eckstut.
260 _aNew York :
_bBlack Dog and LeventhalPublishers, Inc.,
_cc2013.
300 _a240 pages :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page [234]-235) and index.
505 0 _aPhysics and chemistry -- Red -- Universe -- Orange -- Earth -- Yellow -- Plants -- Green -- Animals -- Blue -- Humans -- Violet.
520 _aExplores color's countless manifestations, providing insight into such phenomena as the visible spectrum, light absorption and reflection, how humans see color, how vision evolved, the sky, rainbows, colored gems, animal pigmentation, how animals use color to find mates and to protect themselves, and the use of color in human religion, ritual, design, navigation, communication, and personal identity.
650 0 _aColor
_vPopular works.
_936963
700 1 _aEckstut, Arielle,
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