FSN 121 Study Guide - Final Guide: Moses Harris, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Albert Henry Munsell
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Spectrometer- device that measures reflected or transmitted light. Colorimeter- instrument or device that measures shade, tint, value, brightness and purity. Colorimetry- measurement or analysis by means of a colorimeter. The colour you see depends on the intensity and wave lengths of light that illuminate the object, reflect or are transmitted by the object. Democritus- believed perceived world was just illusory experience behind which existed another immense, inconceivably deep atomic world. Plato- emphasized the observer, described color as a sensation perceived by an observer. Colours are due to a combination of sunlight and fire, light and the lack of light. Da vinci- 6 simple" colours- white (light), yellow (earth), green (water), blue (air), red (fire), black. Moses harris- the natural system of colours 1766- 1st colour chart in full colour. Ryb- primitives" overlap at the center of the wheel to form black. Johann wolfgang goethe- 1st to research the function of vision. Colour arises from a mixture of light and darkness.
