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Spectrum Collection (#5)

"Spectrum: Unveiling the Colors of Science, Art, and Nature" Step into a world where science meets art and nature reveals its true colors

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and rainbow over the Great Bear Rainforest

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and rainbow over the Great Bear Rainforest near Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada. August

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Advert for Frank Horsell & Co Ltd, 1909. Creator: Unknown

Advert for Frank Horsell & Co Ltd, 1909. Creator: Unknown
1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Double rainbow over Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

Double rainbow over Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in evening light with rainbow, Marataba, Marakele National Park

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in evening light with rainbow, Marataba, Marakele National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa, December

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Bewicks swan (Cygnus columbianus) in flight with rainbow, Gloucestershire, England

Bewicks swan (Cygnus columbianus) in flight with rainbow, Gloucestershire, England, UK, February

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow and waterfall, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia

Rainbow and waterfall, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Double rainbow over a road in Western Australia, December 2013

Double rainbow over a road in Western Australia, December 2013

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Many Colours That Make Up White Light, 1935

The Many Colours That Make Up White Light, 1935
The Many Colours That Make Up White Light, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow over Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees, Glen Affric, Highlands, Scotland

Rainbow over Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees, Glen Affric, Highlands, Scotland, UK, October 2015

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow over Snsavatnet, at dusk, Nord-Tronelag, Norway, July

Rainbow over Snsavatnet, at dusk, Nord-Tronelag, Norway, July

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow at Combestone Tor, early morning light, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK

Rainbow at Combestone Tor, early morning light, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK. November 2013

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Jungle Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) perched on tree branch with rainbow, Shejila mountain

Jungle Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) perched on tree branch with rainbow, Shejila mountain, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China. July

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow over cloud forest, Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador, May 2014

Rainbow over cloud forest, Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador, May 2014

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Heo Suwat Waterfall with rainbow, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, October 2013

Heo Suwat Waterfall with rainbow, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, October 2013

Background imageSpectrum Collection: RF- Rainbow over Iguasu Falls, on the Iguasu River, Brazil / Argentina border

RF- Rainbow over Iguasu Falls, on the Iguasu River, Brazil / Argentina border, from the Brazilian side. State of Parana, Brazil. September 2012

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Casa de Colon, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Casa de Colon, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Casa Colon is a museum named after Christopher Columbus, who stopped at Gran Canaria in 1492 on his first voyage to the Americas

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Palma Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain

Palma Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain. The Gothic cathedral of Palma was built between 1230 and 1601

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Interior of Lluc Monastery church, Mallorca, Spain

Interior of Lluc Monastery church, Mallorca, Spain. The Santuari de Lluc was founded in the 13th century. The monastery is built on the site where a Moorish shepherd is said to have found a statue of

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Playa de los Amadores, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Playa de los Amadores, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The Causal Body of an Arhat, c1902, (1917). Artist: Charles Leadbeater

The Causal Body of an Arhat, c1902, (1917). Artist: Charles Leadbeater
The Causal Body of an Arhat, c1902, (1917). An illustration of the casual body of an Arhat from Man Visible and Invisible by Charles Webster Leadbeater, first published in 1902

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen and Henry Roscoe, scientists, c1860

Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen and Henry Roscoe, scientists, c1860. Left to right: Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887), German physicist; Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen (1811-1899)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, German physicist, 1873

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, German physicist, 1873. Kirchhoff (1824-1887) is known for his work on electricity, heat and optics

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, German physicist, 1876

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, German physicist, 1876. Kirchhoff (1824-1887) is known for his work on electricity, heat and optics

Background imageSpectrum Collection: The solar spectrum, 1814

The solar spectrum, 1814. Joseph von Fraunhofers (1787-1826) drawing of the lines of the solar spectrum, and above it a curve showing the intensity of sunlight in different parts of the spectrum

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist, c1895

Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist, c1895. Fraunhofer (1787-1826) founded an optical institute at Munich in 1807. His improvements to prisms

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectroscopic apparatus used by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, c1895

Spectroscopic apparatus used by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, c1895
Spectroscopic apparatus used by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899) and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887). Discovered Spectrum Analysis (1859)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Newtons experiment splitting white light into the colours of the spectrum by a prism, 1757

Newtons experiment splitting white light into the colours of the spectrum by a prism, 1757
Newtons experiment showing how white light is refracted by a prism and split into the colours of the spectrum, 1757. The dotted line shows the beam of light entering through the window

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Optical phenomena observed and described by Sir Isaac Newton, 1704

Optical phenomena observed and described by Sir Isaac Newton, 1704. The formation of a rainbow by dispersion and total internal reflection (Fig 15)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectrum analysis, 1873

Spectrum analysis, 1873. A magic lantern being used to project slides during a lecture on spectrum analysis at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral waterfalls of Voringfossen, up close n Spectral waterfalls of Voringfossen, up close n

Spectral waterfalls of Voringfossen, up close n Spectral waterfalls of Voringfossen, up close n
Spectral waterfalls of Voringfossen, up close n

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen

Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen
Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen, Norway Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen, Norway

Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen, Norway Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen, Norway
Spectral waterfall of Voringfossen, Norway

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Kjossfossen waterfall by the Flam Line railway in Norway Kjossfossen waterfall by the Flam Line

Kjossfossen waterfall by the Flam Line railway in Norway Kjossfossen waterfall by the Flam Line railway in Norway
Kjossfossen waterfall by the Flam Line railway in Norway

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Rainbow over Lake Te Anau, New Zealand

Rainbow over Lake Te Anau, New Zealand
South Island, New Zealand - 22 May 2012 Lake Te Anau is located in the southwestern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest lake in Australasia by fresh water volume

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland 3 Skgafoss waterfall in Iceland 3

Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland 3 Skgafoss waterfall in Iceland 3
Skgafoss, Iceland - 25 May 2006. Skogafoss is one of the most spectacularly beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. And that really means something in a country thats packed with them

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland 2 Skgafoss waterfall in Iceland 2

Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland 2 Skgafoss waterfall in Iceland 2
Skgafoss, Iceland - 25 May 2006. Skogafoss is one of the most spectacularly beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. And that really means something in a country thats packed with them

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland - flying gull and torrent Skgafoss waterfall in Iceland

Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland - flying gull and torrent Skgafoss waterfall in Iceland - flying
Skgafoss, Iceland - 25 May 2006. Skogafoss is one of the most spectacularly beautiful waterfalls in Iceland. And that really means something in a country thats packed with them

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Sir Isaac Newtons tomb in Westminster Abbey

Sir Isaac Newtons tomb in Westminster Abbey
Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727), English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

Background imageSpectrum Collection: A colorful part of our galaxy featuring planets, galaxies and nebulae

A colorful part of our galaxy featuring planets, galaxies and nebulae
A colorful part of our galaxy consisting of planets, nebula, galaxies and clouds of nebulous gases

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Red and Rainbow coloured London Telephone Boxes

Red and Rainbow coloured London Telephone Boxes

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Electromagnetic spectrum

Electromagnetic spectrum. Diagram showing the changing wavelengths of electromagnetic (EM) radiation (top) and the corresponding frequencies in Hertz (Hz)

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Teacher Showing Pupils Spectroscope Optical Spectrometer

Teacher Showing Pupils Spectroscope Optical Spectrometer
Teacher showing pupils a spectroscope. The four spectres are, top to bottom, sunlight, light from one of the stars, red neon light and blue mercury light

Background imageSpectrum Collection: APEX01422WT203

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Rainbow over Lake Te Anau in New Zealand

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Abstract Light Spheres

Abstract Light Spheres

Background imageSpectrum Collection: USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Rainbow over Waikiki; Honolulu

USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Rainbow over Waikiki; Honolulu

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Horseshoe falls lit up at night; Niagara falls ontario canada

Horseshoe falls lit up at night; Niagara falls ontario canada

Background imageSpectrum Collection: Hawaii, Kauai, View Looking Down Wailua Falls With Rainbow Arching Across Into Water

Hawaii, Kauai, View Looking Down Wailua Falls With Rainbow Arching Across Into Water

Background imageSpectrum Collection: View Of Low Rainbow At Base Of Mountains, Clouds, Blue Sky, Field

View Of Low Rainbow At Base Of Mountains, Clouds, Blue Sky, Field




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"Spectrum: Unveiling the Colors of Science, Art, and Nature" Step into a world where science meets art and nature reveals its true colors. The concept has fascinated humanity for centuries, unraveling secrets that span from the depths of space to the intricate patterns found in fractals. Let us embark on a captivating journey through time and knowledge. In 1954, the mass spectrometer emerged as a groundbreaking invention, enabling scientists to analyze matter with unprecedented precision. Its arrival marked a turning point in scientific research, unlocking new realms of understanding. Meanwhile, back in 1908, an ingenious paint chart was introduced - an innovative tool that revolutionized color selection for artists worldwide. This humble creation empowered painters to explore endless possibilities on their canvases. Speaking of colors, Robert Arthur Wilson's color wheel became an iconic symbol in artistic circles. With its harmonious arrangement of hues and shades, it provided guidance for countless creators seeking aesthetic perfection. But let us not forget about the stars above; they too have their own spectral tales to tell. Diagrams showcasing stellar classes and luminosity remind us how Sir Isaac Newton's pioneering work paved the way for our comprehension of light's behavior. Delving deeper into this realm is H-He-Hg emission spectra C017/7260 – a mesmerizing sight that captures elements emitting distinct wavelengths when energized. It serves as a testament to mankind's ability to decipher nature's language through scientific instruments. James Clerk Maxwell enters our narrative next – his caricature representing his significant contributions to electromagnetic theory. His profound insights laid the foundation for comprehending light as part of a larger electromagnetic spectrum. The spectroscope by Bunsen and Kirchhoff takes center stage next; dating back to around 1860 but published later in 1880 – it allowed scientists unparalleled glimpses into unseen worlds by analyzing light emitted or absorbed by various substances. Venturing beyond traditional boundaries brings us to the captivating Mandelbrot fractals.