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History of Color Science
Colour science in Göttingen in the 18th Century
Article first published online: 27 DEC 2000
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6378(2001)26:1+<::AID-COL6>3.0.CO;2-0
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Color Research & Application
Special Issue: The Proceedings of the International Colour Vision Society
Volume 26, Issue S1, pages S25–S27, 2001
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How to Cite
Lee, B. B. (2001), Colour science in Göttingen in the 18th Century. Color Res. Appl., 26: S25–S27. doi: 10.1002/1520-6378(2001)26:1+<::AID-COL6>3.0.CO;2-0
Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 DEC 2000
- Article first published online: 27 DEC 2000
- Manuscript Accepted: 7 OCT 1999
- Manuscript Received: 13 SEP 1999
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Keywords:
- trichromacy;
- color mixture;
- color triangle;
- history of color science
Abstract
In the 18th Century the Georg-Augusta University in Göttingen became one of the leading scientific centers of Europe. Several eminent physicists, among them Tobias Mayer, Johann Erxleben and Georg-Christoph Lichtenberg, were interested in color vision and made major contributions to early developments in color science; trichromacy was an idea in circulation at the time. When Thomas Young wrote a doctoral thesis in Göttingen in 1795–96 he became personally acquainted with Lichtenberg, but unfortunately no record exists of their scientific discussions. These early developments in color science are reviewed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Col Res Appl, 26, S25–S27, 2001