The Logic of Color: Theory and Graphics in Christine Ladd-Franklin's Explanation of Color Vision

In the years after 1870, two theories of color vision vied for primacy: the "trichromatic" theory and a four-color theory, also known as an "opponent" theory of color vision. Among scientists who participated in this debate, mathematician Christine Ladd-Franklin (1847-1930) made...

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