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This is the first comprehensive text on the history of color theories since Halbertsma's book of 1947. Color is discussed in close connection with the evolution of ideas of light and vision. The book has chapters on the ancient Greek ideas of vision and color; on the contributions of Arabic science; on the Scientific Revolution from Kepler to Newton; on the early history of the three-color hypothesis; on the trichromatic theory and defective color vision; and on Goethe's, Schopenhauer's and Hering's theories. New understanding of the structure and functions of the retina and the brain finally results in the modern science of color vision.
A History of Color has been written for ophthalmologists, optometrists and others who are interested in visual science and its history. The book requires no specialized knowledge.
A History of Color has been written for ophthalmologists, optometrists and others who are interested in visual science and its history. The book requires no specialized knowledge.
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Front Matter
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Book Title: A History of Color
Book Subtitle: The Evolution of Theories of Light and Color
Authors: Robert A. Crone
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0870-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1999
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-015-3941-8Published: 08 July 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0870-9Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 292
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology, History, general