色彩的科學第二版集中著眼於作爲現代色彩科學基礎的原理和觀測資料。本書爲普通科學讀者而寫，廣泛得覆蓋了來自物理學，生理學和心理學的關於色彩和繪圖的重要的跨學科領域之課題。本書初版的封皮上把本書描述爲“爲科學家，藝術家，制造商與學生而寫的關於色彩的權威著作”。本版也面向更廣泛的讀者。
本書從追蹤十七世紀開始的關於色彩的科學思考開始。通過追隨三百多年間的進步與錯誤，這曆史性的視角提供了對色彩科學基礎問題的介紹。

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This second edition of The Science of Color focuses on the principles and observations that are foundations of modern color science. Written for a general scientific audience, the book broadly covers essential topics in the interdisciplinary field of color, drawing from physics, physiology and psychology. The jacket of the original edition of the book described it as "the definitive book on color, for scientists, artists, manufacturers and students." This edition also aims for a broad audience.
The book begins by tracing scientific thinking about color since the seventeenth century. This historical perspective provides an introduction to the fundamental questions in color science, by following advances as well as misconceptions over more than 300 years.
# Hardcover: 350 pages
# Publisher: Elsevier Science; 2 edition (July 25, 2003)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0444512519
# ISBN-13: 978-0444512512
# Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches