The Chemical History of Color /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Orna, Mary Virginia. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in History of Chemistry,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Colors, Natural and Synthetic, in the Ancient World
  • Discovery of the Physics of Color
  • The Chemical Causes of Color
  • Colorant Usage from Antiquity to the Perkin Era
  • Beyond Perkin
  • Major Analytical Techniques Based on Color: Volumetric Analysis; Chromatography; Spectroscopy; Color Measurement
  • Color on the Biological and Biochemical Front
  • Finale: Color in Foods, Photochemistry, Photoluminescence, Pharmaceuticals, Fireworks, Fun and the Future.