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Description: Further DetailsTitle: Goethe's "Exposure Of Newton's Theory": A Polemic On Newton's Theory Of Light And ColourCondition: NewEAN: 9781783268474ISBN: 9781783268474Publisher: Imperial College PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/20/2016Description: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, although best known for his literary work, was also a keen and outspoken natural scientist. In the second polemic part of Zur Farbenlehre (Theory of Colours), for example, Goethe attacked Isaac Newton's ground-breaking revelation that light is heterogeneous and not immutable, as was previously thought.This polemic was unanimously rejected by the physicists of the day, and has often been omitted from compendia of Goethe's works. Indeed, although Goethe repeated all of Newton's key experiments, he was never able to achieve the same results. Many reasons have been proposed for this, ranging from the psychological — such as a blind hatred of Newtonism, self-deceit and paranoid psychosis — to accusations of incapability — Goethe simply did not understand the experiments. Yet Goethe was never to be dissuaded from this passionate conviction.This translation of Goethe's polemic, published for the first time in English, makes it clear that Goethe did understand the thrust of Newton's logic. It demonstrates that Goethe's resistance to Newton's theory stemmed from something quite different; his pantheism — the belief in the spiritual nature of light. This prevented him from allowing himself to think of light in physical terms and accepting that it is anything other than simple, immutable, and unknowable.This important new translation will be useful to natural scientists, historians, philosophers and theologians alike and will delight anyone hoping to add a further layer of nuance to Goethe's complex portrait.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBAuthor: Michael John Duck, Michael PetryGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Publication Name: Goethe's "Exposure Of Newton's Theory": A Polemic On Newton's The

Title: Goethe's "Exposure Of Newton's Theory": A Polemic On Newton's The

EAN: 9781783268474

ISBN: 9781783268474

Release Date: 05/20/2016

Release Year: 2016

Country/Region of Manufacture: GB

Book Title: Goethe's Exposure of Newton's Theory a Polemic on Newton's Theory of Light and Colour

Number of Pages: Xlvii, 242 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Imperial College Press

Topic: Physics / Optics & Light, Color Theory, Science & Technology

Publication Year: 2016

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Art, Science, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 0 Oz

Author: Michael John Duck, Michael Petry

Format: Hardcover

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