Kirschmann's Color-mixing apparatus (counterrotating disks)

(Farbenmisch-Apparat nach Kirschmann)
These wheels imprinted with different colors and patterns were spun at different speeds and in opposite directions to demonstrate the principles of color mixing. Disk I appears to show that exclusion of one color produces a residual complementary color; Disk II produces complementary colors, one in the center, the other in the periphery of the disk; Disk III and others are used to show mixed colors, transitions from one hue to another, etc. When these disks are set to be moved independently from the main axis, they show a continuous transition from one color to another, moving color rings, and other "surprising" appearances..
(demonstration, apparatus, color phenomena)
Source: Zimmermann, E. (1903). XVIII. Preis-Liste ber psychologische und physiologische Apparate. Leipzig: Eduard Zimmermann. 5.

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