Kleurentheorie in de periode 1600-1635

Abstract

SUMMARY: In this essay we described a number of authors on the theory of colour in the period 1600-1635. No attention was paid to the adherents of the corpuscular theory. They will be treated later. The authors are : Scarmilionïus (1601), Gilbert, Maurolycus, de la Ramée, Risner, Snel, De Boodt, De Dominis, Kepler, d'Aiguillon, Froidmont and Mersenne. Kepler is important, because he said that a white surface reflects many rays. If there are fewer rays reflected, then the surface is green. If the reflection diminishes we have first yellow, then blue, red, violet and finally black.