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The Introductio does not boast an impressive number of editions, yet its influence was pervasive.

— Carl Benjamin Boyer

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Ptolemy left in his Optics, the earliest surviving table of angles of refraction from air to water.

The Rainbow: From Myth to Mathematics (1959)

In myth and legend the rainbow has been regarded variously as a harbinger of misfortune and as a sign of good luck.

The Rainbow: From Myth to Mathematics (1959)

But what, after all, are the integers? Everyone thinks that he or she knows, for example, what the number three is — until he or she tries to define or explain it.

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity (2013)

The conception of the rainbow as a pathway or bridge has been widespread.

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In Swabia and Bavaria saints pass by the rainbow from heaven to earth; while in Polynesia this is the route of the gods themselves.

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