Blue : the science and secrets of nature's rarest color
Kupferschmidt, Kai2022
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Click and Collect for Blue : the science and secrets of nature's rarest colorSearch human history and you'll quickly conclude that we've been enamoured of blue at least since the pharaohs. So, it's startling to turn to the realms of nature and discover that "true" blue is truly rare. From the rain forest's morpho butterfly to the blue jay flitting past your window, few living things are blue - and most that appear so are performing sleight of hand with physics or chemistry. Cornflowers use the pigment found in red roses to achieve their blue hue. Even the blue sky above us is a trick of the light. Science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt has been fascinated by blue since childhood. In Blue, his quest to understand the science and nature of his favourite colour takes him from a biotech laboratory in Japan and a volcanic lake in Oregon to Brandenburg, Germany - home of the last surviving blue feathered Spix's macaws. Whether it's deep underground where blue crystals grow or miles overhead where astronauts gaze down at our "blue marble" planet, wherever we do find Earth's rarest colour, it always has a story to tell.
Main title:
Blue : the science and secrets of nature's rarest color / Kai Kupferschmidt ; translated by Mike Mitchell.
Author:
Kupferschmidt, Kai, author
Imprint:
New York : The Experiment, [2022]©2021
Collation:
215 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published in Germany as Blau by Hoffmann und Campe in 2020.This translation first published in 2021.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781615199068 (pbk)9781615199068
Dewey class:
535.6
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
527861
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 535.6 KUP | Onloan - Due: 05 Oct 2024 |
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