INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT RAINBOWS :- 1. It was SIR ISAAC NEWTON - TopicsExpress



          

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT RAINBOWS :- 1. It was SIR ISAAC NEWTON who discovered that sunlight falling upon a prism could split into its component colours. This process is known as DISPERSION. 2. When view from the ground, a rainbow appears as all or part of a great arc of colour. When viewed from a plane it is possible to see an entire circle as you can look down on raindrops as well as up to them. 3. You dont necessarily need to have rain to have a rainbow. Rainbows can be formed by the mist of water droplets created by a waterfall. There is even a man who makes rainbows using water sprays on fire-fighting boats. 4. Rainbows are the universal symbol of peace and harmony. IRIS was the Greek goddess of the Rainbow. 5. Rainbows can also be seen during night time !! Moonlight can produce enough light to create a rainbow at night. This is a moonbow. Moonbows are rare because moonlight is not very bright.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:17:58 +0000

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