书目名称 | Pioneers of Color Science |
编辑 | Renzo Shamey,Rolf G. Kuehni |
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概述 | A unique, biographical chronicle of color science pioneers.Places each contribution in historical context.Illustrates the nature of scientific development over time |
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描述 | This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical development of color science, told through the stories of more than 90 of the most prominent figures in the field and their contributions..The text comprises an extensive set of biographical essays about pioneering scientists in the field of color science, describing their most significant achievements and explaining how their findings influenced the general understanding of color. Grouped by historical period, each part is prefaced with a short introduction that sets the essays into context and helps the reader appreciate the background and the importance of the contributions made..Beginning with classical Greece and the works of Plato and Aristotle, the book goes on in the second part to describe the advances made by Islamic scholars such as Ibn al-Haytham between the 10th and 15th centuries. The third part covers contributions from Roger Bacon and Theodoric of Freiberg in the same period. Part four includes discussions on color formation and visual perception for a time period from about the 16th to the 18th centuries encompassing the Age of Enlightenment. This part addresses the works of nineteen pioneers including D |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | Biography of color scientists; Color in the scientific revolution; Color science and technology; Contri |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30811-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-30811-1 |
copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 |