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Tutorial on color science

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The principles of tristimulus colorimetry are presented in tutorial fashion. The classic color matching experiments are described with an emphasis on the assumptions that are implicit in these tests and on the units of measure which should be used to record the results. The transformation to alternative sets of primaries is derived and the geometry of the resulting color spaces is illustrated. An annotated bibliography of relevant literature is also provided.

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  1. Gary W. Meyer

    Present address: Department of Computer and Information Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon, 97403-1202, Eugene, OR, USA

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  1. Program of Computer Graphics, Cornell University, 120 Rand Hall, 14853, Ithaca, NY, USA

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Meyer, G.W. Tutorial on color science. The Visual Computer 2, 278–290 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020428

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