Babbage and Dark Mode

Babbage explored (in the paper & ink era!) many of the issues raised in
the Dark Mode thread. There is a book of mathematical tables in the
Science Museum in London, which he had printed with varying type
colours on varying paper colours. His objective was to see what
combination was most reliably readable. I don't remember his
conclusion, and unfortunately I haven't been able to find an image
online.
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