> > It is certainly true that Newton's hermetic interests led to one of the most
> > infuriating conundrums in science education --- the seven colors of the
> > rainbow. Most people can see six colors relatively easily, but find indigo and
> > violet almost impossible to differentiate --- and this is because they are.
> > Newton deduced that there should be seven colors because of the number's
> > hermetic significance, so he made sure there were. We've been saddled with his
> > assumption ever since.
Indigo? Violet? I think that you are trying to talk about *purple*.
It's patently obvious that no color should have more than two syllables,
and even in a libertarian country, people could easily be persuaded about
the necessity of a law to that effect.
Lee Corbin
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