Evolution of human colour vision other two human opsins. Middle Wavelength Sensitive Opsin (Green-sensitive opsin) – Encoded by the OPN1MW gene with a λmax of 530 found in the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Short Wavelength Sensitive Opsin (Blue opsin) – Encoded by the OPN1SW gene with a λmax of 430 found in the blue region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Certain parts of opsin genes and the vision of various species, including humans, has been known to change over time with different environmental changes. Recent studies have shown that primitive nocturnal mammalian ancestors had dichromatic vision consisting of UV–sensitive and red–sensitive traits. A change
George Palmer (colour theorist) Leipzig four short works on various inventions, one being a fire-extinguishing powder. A demonstration in a pharmacy of the use of the powder was described in a Niedersachsen newspaper. In 1811 Palmer moved to Copenhagen into retirement and died there destitute in 1826. Palmer made a lasting contribution to the development of colour science by being the first to speculate that there are three different mechanisms in the human eye that account for colour vision: "The superficies of the retina is compounded of particles of three different kinds, analogous to the three rays of light; and each of these particles