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Dawkins, Richard

 
9780140264081: Unweaving the Rainbow: Science,Delusion And the Appetite For Wonder

Synopsis

Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours. In UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW Richard Dawkins argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken, and shows how an understanding of science enhances our wonder of the world. 'The product of a beguiling and fascinating mind' - Melvyn Bragg, Observer 'A brilliant assertion of the wonder and excitement of real, tough, grown-up science' - A.S. Byatt, Daily Telegraph Books of the Year

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À propos de l'auteur

In 1995 Richard Dawkins became the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University. He is the bestselling author of THE SELFISH GENE, THE BLIND WATCHMAKER (Penguin, 1988) and CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE (Penguin, 1996).

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