Opticks
Opticks is a book by English natural philosopher Isaac Newton that was published in English in 1704. (A scholarly Latin translation appeared in 1706.) The book analyzes the fundamental nature of light by means of the refraction of light with prisms and lenses, the diffraction of light by closely spaced sheets of glass, and the behaviour of color mixtures with spectral lights or pigment powders. It is considered one of the great works of science in history. Opticks was Newton's second major book on physical science. Newton's name did not appear on the title page of the first edition of Opticks.
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Opticks
Opticks is a book by English natural philosopher Isaac Newton that was published in English in 1704. (A scholarly Latin translation appeared in 1706.) The book analyzes the fundamental nature of light by means of the refraction of light with prisms and lenses, the diffraction of light by closely spaced sheets of glass, and the behaviour of color mixtures with spectral lights or pigment powders. It is considered one of the great works of science in history. Opticks was Newton's second major book on physical science. Newton's name did not appear on the title page of the first edition of Opticks.
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Opticks (Opticks : or a Treati ...... on sur les sciences physiques.
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Opticks is a book by English n ...... the first edition of Opticks.
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Opticks, or, a Treatise of the ...... ro dei suoi colori componenti.
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Opticks: or, a treatise of the ...... uz con métodos experimentales.
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البصريات (باللاتينية: Opticks) ...... لمية التي أحدثت ثورة في العلم.
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『光学』(こうがく、Opticks)は、アイザック・ニュートンの主著のひとつで、光学研究の著作。1704年刊。
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Opticks (Opticks : or a Treati ...... on sur les sciences physiques.
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Opticks is a book by English n ...... the first edition of Opticks.
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Opticks, or, a Treatise of the ...... ro dei suoi colori componenti.
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Opticks: or, a treatise of the ...... uz con métodos experimentales.
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البصريات (باللاتينية: Opticks) ...... لمية التي أحدثت ثورة في العلم.
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『光学』(こうがく、Opticks)は、アイザック・ニュートンの主著のひとつで、光学研究の著作。1704年刊。
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光学 (アイザック・ニュートン)
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