Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder

Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours. In this illuminating and provocative book, Richard Dawkins argues that Keats could not have been m…

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