《解析彩虹》是理查德·道金斯的近作,1998年由英国企鹅出版社在伦敦出版。之所以用“解析彩虹”作为书名,是因为英国著名诗人济慈认为牛顿破坏了彩虹的诗意。把它仅仅看作光谱的排列。道金斯在《解析彩虹》中对此作出应答:“探明奥秘并不会失去诗意,相反,探明的结果更令人着迷也更加美丽。”阅读道金斯的作品,确实能不断地感受到美的震憾。 “Analysis of the Rainbow” is a recent work of Richard Dawkins, published in London in 1998 by the British Penguin Press. The reason why “Resolution Rainbow” was used as the title was because the famous British poet Keats believed that Newton had destroyed the poetry of the rainbow. Think of it simply as the arrangement of the spectrum. Dawkins responded to this in “Resolving the Rainbow”: “Proving mysteries does not lose poetry. On the contrary, the results proved to be more fascinating and more beautiful.” Reading Dawkins’ works can indeed continue to Feel the shock of beauty.