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Re: Mauve and a related conlang question

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 22:17
Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Do this in any verifiable way connect to how these frequencies are > registered by the eye? Are, say, the "best example" red around the frequency > best registered by the red taps (if that's the correct English term)?
If by "taps" you mean the cells in the retina that detect color, the term in English is "cones". And, yes, if I recall correctly, these "prototype" shades are directly connected with the way the cones detect colors. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42