The Hunterian lectures on colour-vision and colour-blindnessEdridge-Green, F. W. (Frederick William)
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The Hunterian lectures on colour-vision and colour-blindness
Edridge-Green, F. W. (Frederick William)
Color blindness
10. _The colour-blind find more difficulty in comparing colours when
different materials are used, than when the coloured objects are all of
the same nature._
11. _Most colour-blind find more difficulty with transmitted than with
reflected light._
12. _The colour-blind have a defective memory for colours._
13. _Colours may be changed to the normal-sighted whilst leaving
them unchanged to the colour-blind._ When three colours of the
normal-sighted are included in one of the colour-blind, it is obvious
that a change from one colour to another of the three will make no
difference to the colour-blind. Also when the spectrum is shortened,
the addition or rays corresponding to the shortened portion to another
colour will not alter its appearance to the person with the shortened
spectrum. For instance, to a person with shortening of the red end of
the spectrum, a blue will still remain blue, when so many red rays from
the shortened portion have been added to it as to make it appear rose
to the normal-sighted.
14. _The colour-blind may have a sense of luminosity similar to that of
the normal-sighted._
15. _The dichromic distinguish between the colours of the
normal-sighted, which are included in one of theirs by their relative
luminosity and the difference of saturation which is apparent to
them._ A test should therefore have the means of presenting colours of
different saturation in succession.
16. _Colour-blindness is frequently associated with very high
intelligence and exceptional ability._
V. _The Lantern Test._[11]--1. _Description of apparatus._ The lantern
contains four discs: three carrying seven coloured glasses, and one
with seven modifying glasses. Each disc has a clear aperture. The
other mechanical details are: an electric or oil lamp with projecting
accessories, a diaphragm for diminishing the size of the light
projected, handles for moving the discs and the indicator showing the
colour or modifier in use. The diaphragm is graduated in respect to
three apertures to represent a 5-1/2-inch railway signal bullseye at
600, 800, and 1000 yards respectively when the test is made at 20 ft.
The glasses are as follows:---
_Coloured glasses._
1. Red (A and B).
2. Yellow.
3. Green.
4. Signal Green.
5. Blue.
6. Purple.
_Modifying glasses._
7. Ground glass.
8. Ribbed glass.
9. Neutral (No. I).
10. " ( " II).
11. " ( " III).
12. " ( " IV).
13. " ( " V).
[11] Made by Reiner and Keeler, 9, Vere Street, W.; and Meyrowitz, 1a,
Old Bond Street, W.
[Illustration: Fig. 3.]
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