Light and Colour Theories, and their relation to light and colour standardization

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovibond, Joseph W. (Joseph Williams), 1835-1918.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Light and Colour Theories" by Joseph W. Lovibond is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the principles of light and color, presenting methods for color analysis and standardization that have practical applications across various industries. Lovibond aims to demonstrate that color is a determinable property of matter and emphasizes the significance of establishing reliable color standards for scientific and commercial purposes. The opening of the work introduces the author's purpose and the fundamental theories of color development. Lovibond discusses the lack of uniform nomenclature in color science and describes two primary methods for studying color: spectroscopic and absorption analysis. He highlights the differences in color theory between scientists and artists and delves into the evolution of color standards, establishing a groundwork for the ensuing chapters that will detail methods, laws, and applications related to color measurement, analysis, and nomenclature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2018-06-15