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What Led to One of the First Modern Color Systems

From A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists : And Compendium of Useful Knowledge for Ornithologists by Robert Ridgway, 1886 (via Hyperallergic/Boston Public Library/Wikimedia)

If you’re looking for some fascinating inspiration (or distraction) today, check out this 2016 piece from Hyperallergic about what led to one of the first modern color systems.