Chapter I: Section I: On the Law of Simultaneous Contrast of Colours,

AND OF ITS DEMONSTRATION BY MEANS OF EXPERIMENT 4
CHAP. I.—Manner of observing the Phenomena
of the Simultaneous Contrast of Colours. Definition
of Simultaneous Contrast 4
CHAP. II.—The Law of the Simultaneous Contrast
of Colours, and the Formula which represents it 8
CHAP. III.—The Law of Simultaneous Contrast of Colours
demonstrated by the Juxtaposition of a certain Number
of Coloured Bodies 10
CHAP. IV.—On the Juxtaposition of Coloured
Surfaces with White 18
CHAP. V.—On the Juxtaposition of Coloured Bodies with Black 19
CHAP. VI.—On the Juxtaposition of Coloured Bodies with Grey 21
CHAP. VII.—On the Juxtaposition of Coloured Bodies belonging
to the Colours of the same Group of Coloured Rays 24
CHAP. VIII.—On the Application of the Law of Contrast to the
Hypothesis that Red, Yellow, and Blue are the only
Primary Colours; and that Orange, Green, Indigo, and Violet
are Secondary or Composite Colours 25

SECTION II.—ON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SIMULTANEOUS, SUCCESSIVE,
AND MIXED CONTRAST OF COLOURS, AND ON THE CONNEXION BETWEEN
THE EXPERIMENTS MADE BY THE AUTHOR, AND THOSE PREVIOUSLY
MADE BY OTHER OBSERVERS. DISTINCTION BETWEEN SIMULTANEOUS,
SUCCESSIVE, AND MIXED CONTRAST OF COLOURS 29