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WHETHER Prof. Peddie's explanations are adequate is a matter for the reader to decide. Let us take one of a fact which is conclusive evidence against the trichromatic theory. If the terminal portion of the red end of the spectrum be isolated in my spectrometer it will appear as a faint red upon a black background. If the eye be fatigued with red light, even by looking through a red glass held against a light for one second, the red will not be visible for some considerable time, but the eye may be fatigued for twenty minutes with yellow light without interfering with the visibility of the red light.
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EDRIDGE-GREEN, F. Colour Vision and Colour Vision Theories. Nature 112, 687 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112687b0
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