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Theory of Colours

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Language

German

Year

1810

Country

Germany

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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Theory of Colours is a book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about the poet's views on the nature of colours and how they are perceived by humans. It was published in German in 1810 and in English in 1840. The book contains detailed descriptions of phenomena such as coloured shadows, refraction, and chromatic aberration. The book is a successor to two short essays titled "Contributions to Optics".