Science Please! : The Wonderful World of Colour(1999)
World of Colors
A clip in the Science Please. collection, The Wonderful World of Colour uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how the cones of the retina enable us to perceive the spectrum of colours.
Movie: Science Please! : The Wonderful World of Colour
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