A Brief History of Colour Theory: Foundations of Colour Science

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This book offers a comprehensive introduction in to the various theories of colour and how they developed over the centuries and millennia. As colour is the perception of light by our brains, the book captures not only the physical phenomena but also psychological and philosophical aspects of colours. It starts with ancient studies of Greek philosophers and their insights into light and mirrors, then reviews the theory of colors in the middle ages in Europe and Middle East. The last big part of the book explains the theories of colours by modern scientists and philosophers, starting with Isaac Newton and ending colour schemes of modern digital pictures. Preface Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1 Introduction 2 Colour Theory in the Ancient Times 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Alcmaeon of Croton 2.3 Parmenides 2.4 Empedocles 2.5 Protagoras 2.6 Democritus 2.7 Plato 2.8 Aristotle 3 Colour Theory During the Middle Ages 3.1 Alhazen 3.2 Vitello 4 The Modern Era of Colour Theory 4.1 Leonardo da Vinci 4.2 Johannes Kepler 4.3 René Descartes 4.4 Isaac Newton 4.5 Christiaan Huygens 4.6 Immanuel Kant 4.7 George Palmer 4.8 Goethe 4.9 Thomas Young 4.10 Augustin-Jean Fresnel 4.11 Arthur Schopenhauer 4.12 Johannes Müller 4.13 William Hamilton 4.14 Hermann Günter Grassmann 4.15 Hermann von Helmholtz 4.16 James Clerk Maxwell 4.17 Ewald Hering 4.18 Gottlob Frege 4.19 Johannes von Kries 4.20 Arthur König 4.21 Ramón y Cajal 4.22 Stephen Polyak 4.23 Erwin Schrödinger 4.24 Ludwig Wittgenstein 4.25 Gestalt Psychology 4.26 John Guild 5 Epilogue Appendix References