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(De luce), on color (De coloribus), and on the rainbow (De iride) contributed greatly to the development of optics and were composed in the scientific spirit of Albertus Magnus.
Dietrich of Freiberg Führer, Markus 2009
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Translations of De lineis, angulis et figuris and De iride.
Robert Grosseteste Lewis, Neil 2007
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Perhaps the most remarkable was Dietrich's work on the rainbow (De iride), composed shortly after
Dictionary of the History of Ideas WILLIAM A. WALLACE 1968
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Father F. Grimaldi wrote an impressive work on the nature of lumen, color, and the rainbow (Physico - mathesis de lumine, coloribus, et iride), published in
OPTICS AND VISION VASCO RONCHI 1968
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His chief works are "De 'moti dell' iride" (Lucca, 1765); "Ricerche filosofiche sopra la fiscia animalea" (Florence, 1775); "Ricerche fisiche sopra 'l veneno della vipera" (Lucca, 1767), of which a larger and much extended edition was published in two volumes in 1781; "Descrizioni ed usi di alcuni stromenti per misurer la salubrita dell 'aria" (Florence, 1774);
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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"Tractatus de radiis visus et lucis in vitris, perspectivis et iride", in which, according to Newton, he was the first to develop the theory of the rainbow, by drawing attention to the fact that in each raindrop the light undergoes two refractions and an intermediate reflection.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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He was the author of "Physicomathesis de lumine, coloribus, et iride, aliisque annexis" (Bologna, 1665), published after his death.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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That same principle applies to the new "iride AdvantEdge" program, whereby the per-gallon cost savings are applied to the cost of a bus pass.
Albany Business News - Local Albany News | Business Review of Albany 2010
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Roberti Lincolniensis episcopi, de luce, de iride, cum multis aliorum tractatis circiter 34. pergameno, 4º.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts John Dee 1567
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Lincoln [i] ensis episcopi, de luce, calore, et iride.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts John Dee 1567
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