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Iridescences: The Physical Colors of Insects Serge Berthier 2007 edition
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Iridescences: The Physical Colors of Insects
Serge Berthier
Lepidoptera and Coleoptera - butterflies and beetles - are the most beautifully colored insects we can find. This book explores the origin of these brilliant colors from a physics perspective, beginning with the simplest question: Why Colors?
170 pages, 166 black & white illustrations, 179 colour illustrations, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 19, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780387341194 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Pages | 160 |
| Dimensions | 262 × 187 × 17 mm · 644 g |
| Language | English |
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