Handbook of Colorimetry
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Catalogue Number: 4487
Handbook of Colorimetry
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Editor: HARDY, Arthur C
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1948
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Publisher/Manufacturer: The Technology Press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Description Of Item: Hardcover black cloth 260 mm x 340 mm, 87 pages, 30 black and white figures, 24 tables and 24 charts.
Historical Significance: Prof. Hardy assisted by a team of staff and students assembled data relating to colorimetry including detailed charts and tables specifying colour to wavelength intervals of 1 nanometre. As well as an introductory chapter to colorimetry to novices, other chapters cover light sources, measurement of coloured materials, the laws of colour mixture and recommendations of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE).
How Acquired: Donated by Steve Jenkins
Date Acquired: 20/1/2025
Condition: Good
Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note. Folios
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