An Experimental Inquiry Into the Cause of the Changes of Colours in Opake and Coloured Bodies, With an Historical Preface: Relative to the Parts of ... Dependent on Them (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edward Hussey Delaval

9780365374015: An Experimental Inquiry Into the Cause of the Changes of Colours in Opake and Coloured Bodies, With an Historical Preface: Relative to the Parts of ... Dependent on Them (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0365374016 ISBN 13: 9780365374015

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Explore how color changes reveal the hidden physics of matter, from pigments to metals, with practical insight drawn from early optical science.

The book offers a historical preface and a practical inquiry into why colours shift in opaque and transluscent substances. It ties observations from optical experiments to the behavior of real materials, showing how texture, composition, and chemical actions can alter colour. Although rooted in eighteenth‑century science, the work connects theory to tangible effects seen in everyday substances, metals, and pigments.

Delaval discusses a guiding idea: permanent particles and their separations drive color change. He blends philosophical reflection with hands‑on experiments, aiming to move color theory from abstraction toward usable knowledge for artisans and scientists alike.

How color depends on particle size, texture, and material state
Examples from metals, acids, salts, and pigments showing color shifts
Connections between optical experiments and practical coloration effects
Historical context that situates color inquiry within early chemistry and philosophy

Ideal for readers curious about the roots of color theory and the practical investigation of materials in the history of science.

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