Saturday, March 21, 2009

Goethe vs Newton--"Theory of Colours"

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My periodic trip to a local thrift store revealed an old text by Goethe and his disagreement with Newton regarding the "theory of colors". While not totally accepted by all physicists it did attract the attention of philosophers [Wittgenstein] and some physicists [Heisenberg].

Best description and analysis...

Theory of Colours

Theory of Colours

by

Johann Wolfgang Goethe

ISBN-10: 0262570211
ISBN-13: 978-0262570213

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