2. Professor Wright's Paper from the Golden Jubilee Book: The Historical and Experimental Background to the 1931 CIE System of Colorimetry†

  1. Dr. János Schanda professor Secretary of the Commission Vice President chairs President member
  1. W. D. Wright

Published Online: 1 MAR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470175637.ch2

Book Title

Colorimetry: Understanding the CIE System

Colorimetry: Understanding the CIE System

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How to Cite

Wright, W. D. (2007) Professor Wright's Paper from the Golden Jubilee Book: The Historical and Experimental Background to the 1931 CIE System of Colorimetry, in Colorimetry: Understanding the CIE System (ed J. Schanda), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470175637.ch2

Editor Information

  1. University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary

Author Information

  1. 68 Newberries Avenue Radlett Herts. WD7 7EP, England

  1. †

    From “Golden Jubilee of Colour in the CIE”, The Soc. of Dyers and Colouristst, Bradford, 1981.

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 1 MAR 2007
  2. Published Print: 27 JUL 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470049044

Online ISBN: 9780470175637

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Keywords:

  • Colour science;
  • Guild's Memorandum;
  • CIE system and CIE recommendations

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Color mixture and measurement in the Nineteenth Century

  • American contributions to photometry and colorimetry, 1900–24

  • The run-up to the 1931 observer: 1924–30

  • The drama of 1931

  • Postscript to 1931

  • Note added in proof

  • References

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