Screen LibraryThe science of color /
Focusing on the principles and observations that are foundations of modern color science and written for a general scientific audience, this book broadly covers essential topics in the interdisciplinary field of colour, drawing from physics, physiology and psychology. The book begins by tracing scie...
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Elsevier ; Optical Society of America,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam : [United States] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2003. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444512512 |
| Summary: |
Focusing on the principles and observations that are foundations of modern color science and written for a general scientific audience, this book broadly covers essential topics in the interdisciplinary field of colour, drawing from physics, physiology and psychology. The book begins by tracing scientific thinking about colour since the 17th century. This historical perspective provides an introduction to the fundamental questions in color science, by following advances as well as misconceptions over more than 300 years. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 339 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780080523224 0080523226 |
| Index Number: | QC495 |
| CLC: | O43 |
| Contents: |
Origins of modern color science / Light, the retinal image, and photoreceptors / Color matching and color discrimination / Color appearance / Color appearance and color difference specification / Physiology of color vision / Physics and chemistry of color: the 15 mechanisms / Digital color reproduction / |