Goethe contra Newton : polemics and the project for a new science of color /

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Author / Creator:Sepper, Dennis L.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Description:xvi, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/888852
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ISBN:0521342546
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 211-217.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1. Defining the questions of the Farbenlehre
  • 2. The Farbenlehre in its origin
  • 3. The problematics of Newton's theory of white light and colors
  • 4. Factuality, certainty, and the organization of science
  • 5. Goethe and the ethos of science
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index