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"Newton's Theory of Light" is a a post I wrote time ago.
You may read it at this link
https://bit.ly/3cOIEkV
Image: #Newton's sketch of his crucial experiment (experimentum crucis) in which #light from the sun is refracted through a prism.
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"Newton's Theory of Light" is a a post I wrote time ago.
You may read it at this link
https://bit.ly/3cOIEkV Image: #Newton's sketch of his crucial experiment (experimentum crucis) in which #light from the sun is refracted through a prism.
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#Newton claimed that #light is composed of colored particles, which combine, appearing white.
He introduced the term color #spectrum and, although the spectrum appears continuous with no distinct boundaries between colors, he subdivided it into 7 colors.
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#Newton claimed that #light is composed of colored particles, which combine, appearing white.
He introduced the term color #spectrum and, although the spectrum appears continuous with no distinct boundaries between colors, he subdivided it into 7 colors.
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#Newton chose the number #seven because that number reflects the ancient Greek belief that it is a mystical number, correlated with seven "wandering stars", seven days of the week, and a quarter of the time between two full #moons.
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#Newton chose the number #seven because that number reflects the ancient Greek belief that it is a mystical number, correlated with seven "wandering stars", seven days of the week, and a quarter of the time between two full #moons.
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#Newton showed that each color has a unique angle of #refraction, which can be calculated using a suitable prism.
Read the article https://bit.ly/3cOIEkV
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#Newton showed that each color has a unique angle of #refraction, which can be calculated using a suitable prism.
Read the article
https://bit.ly/3cOIEkV #physics
#History
