This work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 1832) was translated
into English in 1840 by Sir Charles Eastlake (1793 1865), painter
and later keeper of the National Gallery. Goethe's 1810 work was
rejected by many contemporary scientists because it appeared to
contradict the physical laws laid down by Newton. However, its
focus on the human perception of the colour spectrum, as opposed to
the observable optical phenomenon, was attractive to, and
influential upon, artists and philosophers. As Eastlake says in his
preface, the work's dismissal on scientific grounds had caused 'a
well-arranged mass of observations and experiments, many of which
are important and interesting', to be overlooked. Eastlake also
puts Goethe's work into its aesthetic and scientific context and
describes its original reception. His clear translation of Goethe's
observations and experiments on colour and light will appeal to
anyone interested in our responses to art."
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