daniel on wed 14 jul 04
Metaphor And Intuition...maybe
Hi Ivor, Steve, All,
I realise that this thread is further from clay now but I thought I'd chip
in. I have not read Optics but I have read Dover's (I think) edition of
Goethe's Theory of Colour, in English - fascinating if you get the chance.
As to the reflected vs transmitted light thing. Goethean experiments with
transmitted light and prisms can be done. I believe that he did them but if
pressed I would have to go and get refs, as I do not have the material to
hand nor sufficient recall. Anyhow, the classic one is where one creates a
screen, with a hole in the middle, that fills a window. The light comes from
the sun and one can view the screen through a prism. A similar experiment
may be done with reflected light.
Thanx
D
> I am currently reading Sir Isaac's "Optics" and hope to have access to
> translations of Goethe's works in a couple of weeks.
> Yes, I did recognise when reading a commentary of Goethe's work that
> he was using reflected and not transmitted light for his observations.
Thanx
D
Belmont, California, USA
(ex terra australis)
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