The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... appear as a steady , uniform color . From the aspect of colorants , primaries are magenta ( bluish red ) , yellow ... appear achromatic , for example , when the spectral selection is such that it can be balanced by use of a particular ...
... appear as a steady , uniform color . From the aspect of colorants , primaries are magenta ( bluish red ) , yellow ... appear achromatic , for example , when the spectral selection is such that it can be balanced by use of a particular ...
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... appear red but of low saturation , a grayish red . The same principle holds for selective absorption in other parts ... appears black , for in space there are too few particles to scatter the sunlight . On earth , as the sun approaches ...
... appear red but of low saturation , a grayish red . The same principle holds for selective absorption in other parts ... appears black , for in space there are too few particles to scatter the sunlight . On earth , as the sun approaches ...
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... appear hueless , with other colors appearing chromatic in relation to the neutral adaptation point . While many facts of color constancy and adaptation are known , it is not yet possible to compute their precise effects for objects ...
... appear hueless , with other colors appearing chromatic in relation to the neutral adaptation point . While many facts of color constancy and adaptation are known , it is not yet possible to compute their precise effects for objects ...
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