
(Photograph by Dominic Tschudin from the RCA Website)
In The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours Michel-Eugène Chevreul (d. 1889) made major scientific contributions to the fields of chemistry and colour. Among other works, he invented a three-dimensional colour classification system, which he used to manufacture a colour atlas showing colour circles and monochrome lightness scales.

Chevreul on Colours. Plate IX.
Chevreul on Colours has been digitized by Google.
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