The measurement of colour
 Catalogue Number: 355 The measurement of colour Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: William David WRIGHT Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1964 Edition: 3rd Edition Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Adam Hilger Ltd Description Of Item: Original cloth, 191 pages, 98 figures in text, 10 colour plates. Inscribed on the front fly leaf by WD Wright on the occasion of his visit to the Victorian College of Optometry in August 1964 Historical Significance: W D Wright (1906-1997) was one of the greats in the field of normal and abnormal colour vision. He stands in the succession of Young, Helmholtz, Maxwell, Abney and Parsons in unravelling the mysteries of colour vision. He was a physicist and Professor of Applied Optics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. He was one of the founders of the CIE 1931 system of colorimetry. His book 'Researches on normal and abnormal colour vision' 1946 was very influential. ' Measurement of Colour' was first published 1944 went to several editions. He was an honorary life member of the Victorian College of Optometry and assisted its early researches on colour vision. How Acquired: Donated by The author Date Acquired: 6/08/1964 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |