Gottfried Wilhelm Osann (1833, 1836) on Simultaneous Color Contrast: Translation and Commentary

Autor: Robert P. O’Shea, Urte Roeber, Nicholas J. Wade
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: i-Perception, Vol 8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-6695
20416695
DOI: 10.1177/2041669517717755
Popis: Gottfried Wilhelm Osann (1796–1866) was a German scientist most renowned for his work in chemistry and physics. However, inspired by Goethe’s work on color, he published a paper on simultaneous color contrast in 1833 using a method that is similar to that of later authors: reflection of an achromatic spot from an angled piece of glass. He wrote at least four more papers on color contrasts, in 1836 using essentially the same method as credited to others. We provide a description and translation of Osann’s 1833 paper and the relevant part of his 1836 paper, say why these papers are interesting and important, give some biographical information about Osann, comment on the fate of Osann’s papers, and describe Osann’s other papers on color.
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