Rainbows, Halos, Dawn and Dusk - The Appearance of Color in the Atmosphere and Goethe's Theory of Colors

"This book is an edited translation of the German original: Hèofe, Regenbèogen, Dèammerung; die atmosphèarischen Farben und Goethes Farbenlehre, published in 2010 by Verlag Freies Geistesleben, Stuttgart"--Title page verso.

About the author

Johannes Kühl, physicist and leader of the Science Section at the Goetheanum, was born in 1953 in Hamburg, Germany. He studied physics in Hamburg and Göttingen, finishing with research in fluid dynamics at the Max Plank Institute. After a year of research at the Science Section at the Goetheanum, he taught physics, chemistry and mathematics at the original Waldorf School in Stuttgart Uhlandshöhe. Since 1996, he has been the leader of the Science Section at the Goetheanum and a member of the collegium for the School of Spiritual Science. Since high school, core areas of interest for him have been modern physics and optics, as well as Goethean Science. He has given numerous lectures and seminars on these themes.

Summary

This unique book explores the captivating colors that appear in the atmosphere of the earth: coronas, glories, halos, rainbows, dawn and dusk.

Product details

• Authors: Johannes Kühl, Johannes Kuhl, Johannes Kühl
• Assisted by: Laura Liska (Translation), Norman Skillen (Translation)
• Publisher: BookSource
• Original title: Höfe, Regenbögen, Dämmerung
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780932776488
• ISBN: 978-0-932776-48-8
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 456 g
• Illustrations: colour illustrations
• Series: Adonis Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Philosophy of Science, Optical physics, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism