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Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 3. August 2006
Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GRP91906641
Book by Hilda Simon
Titel: Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors ...
Verlag: W. Clement Stone, P M A Communications, Incorporated
Erscheinungsdatum: 1971
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Hilda Simon
Zustand: Good
Auflage: 1st.
Anbieter: Bingo Used Books, Vancouver, WA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hilda Simon (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardback in very good condition with a good plus to very good dust jacket. small address label inside. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 177965
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Harry E Bagley Books, Fredericton, NB, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hilda Simon (illustrator). 1st Edition. green, dec. cloth, dust jacket, 268 pages : illustrations (some color).CONTENTS: Part One: The anatomy of structural colors The ABC of light and color,A history of color,The mechanics of iridescence,Part Two: The beauty of iridescence,Iridescent colors in the animal world,The bird of Juno: the Peacock,The bird of Quetzalcoatl: the Quetzal,Flying jewels: Hummingbirds The nectareaters: Sunbirds,The Madagascan marvel: Urania moths The blue butterflies: Morphoes,The gold bugs: Iridescent beetles.A remarkable aspect of this book is its combination of art and science. The author, an accomplished professional artist in the field of natural history, particularly in drawings of birds and insects, is the daughter of a scientist who specialized in optics and was an authority on light interference, the optical phenomenon which plays an important role here. It was this background which enabled the author to approach the subject in a refreshingly original way. What makes a blue bird blue? top edge of d.j. has small chips and tears.in protective mylar jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1125558481
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, USA
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hilda Simon (illustrator). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The author/illustrator/scientist skillfully conveys the wonderous quality of iridescent coloring on birds, fish and insects (we mammals lost out). Extensively illustrated with Simons graceful colored drawings. 268 pages. Corners bumped. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004257
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