Rainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial. They have been the subject of
myth and superstition an inspiration to poets a challenge to painters the object of intense
scientific interest and a touchstone for ideas about the nature of light and colour. Above all
the rainbow has been the embodiment of wonder from the earliest times to the present day.
Beginning with the circumstances in which you are likely to see a rainbow and descriptions of
its salient features this book recounts and explains the myths and superstitions about
rainbows and describes how poets painters and above all leading scientists in every age
have sought to discover and understand the rainbow's secrets. Readers with a love of nature and
art and an interest in the history of science will enjoy this attractive and informative book.
