True Blue Stands Out in an Earthy Crowd - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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blue was the only color with enough strength of character to remain blue “in all its tones.”
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Scientists, too, have lately been bullish on blue, captivated by its optical purity, complexity and metaphorical fluency.
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Still other researchers are tracing the history of blue pigments in human culture, and the role those pigments have played in shaping our notions of virtue, authority, divinity and social class. “Blue pigments played an outstanding role in human development,” said Heinz Berke, an emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Zurich. For some cultures, he said, they were as valuable as gold.
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