Main entry:

Hunter, Richard S. (Richard Sewall), 1909-

Title & Author:

The measurement of appearance / Richard S. Hunter, Richard W. Harold.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

New York : Wiley, ©1987.

Description:

xvi, 411 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389).
Attributes of the appearance of objects -- Light sources and illumination -- Interaction of objects with light -- The human observer and visual evaluation of object appearance -- Psychophysical scales for appearance measurement -- Scales for gloss and other geometric attributes -- The CIE standard observers -- Uniform color scales -- Scales for the measurement of color difference -- Special scales for white colors -- Other scales for color identification -- Instrument classification and components -- Instruments for the geometric attributes of object appearance -- Instruments for the chromatic attributes of object appearance -- Standards, standardization, and measurement techniques -- Specimen selection, preparation, and presentation -- Applications of appearance measurements.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This book has been prepared to identify appearance attributes of objects and the methods available for measuring them. It is designed to serve as both a readable textbook and a reference work. As such it makes available much material not previously organized for ready reference.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471830062
9780471830061

Subject:

Materials Appearance.
Commercial products.
Optical instruments.
Colorimetry.
Matériaux Apparence.
Produits commerciaux.
Optique Instruments.
Colorimétrie.
optical instruments.
colorimetry.
Optische Messtechnik
Materials Visual properties Measurement

Added entries:

Harold, Richard W. (Richard Wesley), 1944-

Holdings:

Location: Library study room conservation 31157
Call No.: TA418.5.H86 1987
Status: Available