Goethe's Art of Science: A Biography of Goethe's Science

This book places Goethe's scientific method into context for 21st-century scientists and science. Moreover, Goethe's Art of Science is an excellent compendium for scientists interested in 18th-century and early 19th-century geology, colour theory and comparative biology.Few scientists realise that Goethe contributed a significant body of work on geology, the theory of colour, and comparative biology. Goethe's main concern was developing his scientific method called Morphology, which involved observing and describing form, whether it be minerals, rocks, the interaction of colour, or organisms, the latter which many taxonomists would be familiar with today. Goethe's scientific legacy was hampered by his Neptunist ideas in geology, and his criticism of Newton on colour theory.