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Pink: The History of a Color - C C - Feb 7, 2025
Pink: The History of a Color (book review)
https://literaryreview.co.uk/la-vie-en-rose
EXCERPT: When Isaac Newton broke white light down into coloured rays in 1666, he did not find pink. Orange and purple were there, along with red, yellow, green and blue, so for scientists those were the true colours. Yet pink was observable in nature – in plants, on the feathers of animals, in minerals and in the sky. Pink had begun to appear in dyes and paints in the 14th century – relatively late compared to other colours – and it rapidly became fashionable... (MORE - details)
RE: Pink: The History of a Color - Magical Realist - Feb 7, 2025
We don't "see" pink or magenta so much as "dream" it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtLOH_uRg-M