A colour is a physical object as soon as we consider its dependence, f…

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A colour is a physical object as soon as we consider its dependence, for instance, upon its luminous source, upon other colours, upon temperatures, upon spaces, and so forth. ✨ Ernst Mach (1959). The Analysis of Sensations: And the Relation of the Physical to the Psychical
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A colour is a physical object as soon as we consider its dependence, for instance, upon its luminous source, upon other colours, upon temperatures, upon spaces, and so forth. ✨ Ernst Mach (1959). The Analysis of Sensations: And the Relation of the Physical to the Psychical

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