The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 154
... blue pigments . It is also known as Thénard's blue , cobalt ultramarine , azure blue , and king's blue . It is essentially cobalt aluminate and is nonpoisonous and resistant to acids and alkalis . The cobalt blue colors also include the ...
... blue pigments . It is also known as Thénard's blue , cobalt ultramarine , azure blue , and king's blue . It is essentially cobalt aluminate and is nonpoisonous and resistant to acids and alkalis . The cobalt blue colors also include the ...
Page 311
... blue , each having in its appearance no tinge of any other hue . From the aspect of light , any color may theoretically be matched with a mixture of no more than three colors . These are the additive color primaries : red , green , and blue ...
... blue , each having in its appearance no tinge of any other hue . From the aspect of light , any color may theoretically be matched with a mixture of no more than three colors . These are the additive color primaries : red , green , and blue ...
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... blue wavelengths of light from the sun by particles ( clumps of air molecules ) in the atmosphere that is responsible for the blue appearance of the sky . Also , the sunlight , as we see it in rela- tion to a blue sky , is yellow ...
... blue wavelengths of light from the sun by particles ( clumps of air molecules ) in the atmosphere that is responsible for the blue appearance of the sky . Also , the sunlight , as we see it in rela- tion to a blue sky , is yellow ...
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