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Page 148
Gauhati 148 never establish himself in any other, and he came to despise
Europe and civilization. In 1 886 the expressive possibilities of colour were
revealed to him in the pictures of Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, and he began
to occupy ...
Gauhati 148 never establish himself in any other, and he came to despise
Europe and civilization. In 1 886 the expressive possibilities of colour were
revealed to him in the pictures of Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, and he began
to occupy ...
Page 297
They pass through a viscous stage in cooling from a state of fluidity; they develop
effects of colour when the glass mixtures are fused with certain metallic oxides;
they are, when cold, bad conductors both of electricity and heat; most types are ...
They pass through a viscous stage in cooling from a state of fluidity; they develop
effects of colour when the glass mixtures are fused with certain metallic oxides;
they are, when cold, bad conductors both of electricity and heat; most types are ...
Page 345
There he began work on a colour-television system that was first demonstrated in
1940. Based on the use of a rotating, three-colour disk, his field-sequential
system was improved after World War II and approved for commercial use by the
...
There he began work on a colour-television system that was first demonstrated in
1940. Based on the use of a rotating, three-colour disk, his field-sequential
system was improved after World War II and approved for commercial use by the
...
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