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Re: More stuff on colours

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 21:27
Hi!

Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> writes:
> If they have words for `red' and `green', they are likely also to > have a word for `yellow'. And what regards eye defects: No, anyone > who can see red and green can also see yellow, since it is red+green.
But this is only true if both red and green receptors react to yellow light as human colour receptors do. If not, *real* yellow would be distinct from red+green, namely, invisible. **Henrik

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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>