Nature's Palette Paperback / softback
by David Lee
Paperback / softback
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"Nature's Palette" is a highly illustrated, immensely entertaining exploration of the science of plant color.
Beginning with potent reminders of how deeply interwoven plant colors are with human life and culture - from the shifting hues that told early humans when fruits and vegetables were edible to the indigo dyes that signified royalty for later generations - David Lee moves easily through details of pigments, the evolution of color perception, the nature of light, and dozens of other topics.
Through a narrative peppered with anecdotes of a life spent pursuing botanical knowledge around the world, he reveals the profound ways that efforts to understand and exploit plant color have influenced every sphere of human life.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2010
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- ISBN:9780226470535
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226470535