Newton's experiment splitting white light into the colours of the spectrum by a prism, 1757
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Newton's experiment splitting white light into the colours of the spectrum by a prism, 1757
Newton's experiment showing how white light is refracted by a prism and split into the colours of the spectrum, 1757. The dotted line shows the beam of light entering through the window and the path it would take if not refracted. From Voltaire's Melanges de Philosophie: Elemens du Philosophie de Newton, etc. (Paris, 1757).
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- Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images