This concise scientific guide provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of color and its use in a variety of fields. Through practical examples and clear language, William Benson introduces readers to the fascinating world of color science and explains how it can be applied to a range of industries, from art and design to technology and manufacturing. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Principles of the Science of Colour: Concisely Stated to Aid and Promote Their Useful Application in the Decorative Arts IN the following pages I have noticed those points only which seem essential to the theory and practice of colour, including some which have not hitherto received the attention they deserve. In recommending the use of the prism, an instrument indispensable to those who would learn to judge of colours correctly, I have pointed out how, by a simple experiment with it, we may produce at will all possible hues, in all their tints and shades, with the nearest possible approach to perfection, and present them at once to the eye; and how, by another, we may see any of these colours in juxtaposition with its perfect complementary, and may also learn to compare the luminosity or brightness of colours differing in hue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.