Abstract
“THE WOULD OF COLOUR” deals with colour perception from the purely psychological, as distinguished from the physiological, point of view; and, on the basis of experimental work, much of which is highly original in character, offers new solutions of problems of great theoretical and practical interest. Among these the most outstanding are those of the illumination of empty space, the differences of the appearance of colours according to their contexts, and the apparent constancy of colour in varying conditions of lighting. The problem of sensory constancy comprises a series of questions having to do with the stability of perception in general; and, in the particular case of colours, Katz shows that the way in which we see these in different illuminations approximates in all cases to the ‘genuine’ colour, which is apprehended in the particular illumination that best reveals the microstructure of the illuminated surface.
The World of Colour
By Dr. David Katz. Translated from the German by Dr. R. B. MacLeod and Dr. C. W. Fox. Pp. xvi + 300. (London: Kegan Paul and Co., Ltd., 1935.) 15s. net.
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[Short Notices]. Nature 137, 451 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137451b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/137451b0