The History of Colour and the Colourful Science Behind It色彩的历史及其背后的多彩知识

You could say that how we see colour has been ‘coloured’ by years of history， culture and scientific endeavour.

可以这么说，我们对颜色的认识早已被历史、文化与科学探索所涂染。

The rainbow used to have just 5 colours—until 1704 when Sir Isaac Newton added orange and indigo to the list simply because he had a fondness for the supposedly mystical properties of the number 7.

彩虹曾经只有5种颜色——直到1704年，艾萨克·牛顿爵士为了凑齐他认为具有神秘性、对其情有独钟的数字7，才加入了橙色与靛青。（剩余7588字）