Color science : concepts and methods, quantitative data, and formulae / Günther Wyszecki, W.S. Stiles.
| Author/creator | Wyszecki, Günter |
| Other author | Stiles, W. S. (Walter Stanley), 1901- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Wiley classics library ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2000. |
| Description | xv, 950 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Wiley classics library Wiley classics library. ^A912319 |
| Contents | Ch. 1. Physical Data -- 1.1. Basic Radiometric Quantities and Units -- 1.2. Sources of Radiant Energy -- 1.3. Optical Filters -- 1.4. Reflecting Materials -- 1.5. Monochromators -- 1.6. Physical Detectors of Radiant Energy -- Ch. 2. The Eye -- 2.1. Preamble -- 2.2. The Structure of the Human Eye -- 2.3. Specification of the External Stimulus -- 2.4. Factors in the Eye That Control the Internal Stimulus -- Ch. 3. Colorimetry -- 3.1. Preamble -- 3.2. Basic Colorimetric Concepts -- 3.3. The CIE Colorimetric System -- 3.4. Dominant Wavelength, Excitation Purity, and Colorimetric Purity -- 3.5. Complementary Color Stimuli -- 3.6. Maximum Attainable Luminous Efficiency of Color Stimuli of Different Chromaticity -- 3.7. Optimal Object-Color Stimuli -- 3.8. Metameric Color Stimuli -- 3.9. Colorant Formulation -- 3.10. Specification of Color Tolerances -- 3.11. Distribution Temperature, Color Temperature, and Correlated Color Temperature -- 3.12. Colorimetric Instrumentation -- Ch. 4. Photometry -- 4.1. Basic Photometric Quantities and Units -- 4.2. The Photometric Principle -- 4.3. The Standard Photometric System -- 4.4. Calculation of Illuminance Produced by Lambert Sources of Different Shapes -- Ch. 5. Visual Equivalence and Visual Matching -- 5.1. Preamble -- 5.2. Classification of Matching Procedures -- 5.3. Maxwell's Method of Color Matching -- 5.4. Precision of Color Matching for Normal Trichromats -- 5.5. Color-Matching Functions of Normal Trichromats -- 5.6. Factors Modifying Color Matching -- 5.7. Luminous Efficiency Functions of Normal Trichromats -- 5.8. Heterochromatic Brightness Matching of Complex Stimuli -- 5.9. Abney and Bezold-Brucke Effects -- 5.10. Hue Reversals: Brindley Isochromes -- 5.11. Stiles-Crawford Effect -- 5.12. Chromatic Adaptation -- 5.13. Chromatic-Response Functions -- 5.14. Color-Matching Properties of Color-Defective Observers -- 5.15. Instrumentation for Color-Vision Research -- Ch. 6. Uniform Color Scales -- 6.1. Preamble -- 6.2. Types of Scales and Scaling Methods -- 6.3. Brightness and Lightness Scales -- 6.4. Color Scales of Constant Lightness -- 6.5. Three-Dimensional Color Scales -- 6.6. Color-Order Systems -- Ch. 7. Visual Thresholds -- 7.1. Preamble -- 7.2. General Concepts -- 7.3. Dark Adaptation and Absolute Thresholds -- 7.4. Chromatic Adaptation and Increment Thresholds -- 7.5. Rod Saturation -- 7.6. Cone Saturation -- 7.7. Rod and Cone Interactions -- 7.8. Uniform Equivalent Fields -- 7.9. Spatial and Temporal Factors -- 7.10. Discrimination Thresholds -- Ch. 8. Theories and Models of Color Vision -- 8.1. Preamble -- 8.2. Visual Response Functions and the Spectral Properties of Visual Pigments -- 8.3. Neural Models -- 8.4. Line Elements of Color Space. |
| General note | "A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 885-923) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 00709679 |
| ISBN | 0471399183 (Classsics Edition) |
| ISBN | 9780471399186 (Classsics Edition) |
| ISBN | 0471021067 |
| ISBN | 9780471021063 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QC495 .W88 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |