Modern chromatics, with applications to art and industry (1879)
Rood, Ogden N. (Ogden Nicholas), 1831-1902 · New York, D. Appleton and Company · leaf 246
MODERN CHROMATICS. ^40 fatiguing all those portions of the retina that are not pro- tected by the presence of the black square ; it thus happens that the ability of the larger portion of the retina to receive the sensation of red is considerably diminished ; the ability of the protected portion of… … "VYhen the black square is suddenly removed, the unfatigued portion of the retina receives a powerful impulse from the red surface, but the effect produced on the rest of the retina is inferior in decree. This accounts for the fact that the O image of the square is brighter or more luminous ; and…
Color · Painting · Color in art
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