Optical phenomena observed and described by Sir Isaac Newton, 1704. Artist: Unknown

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Optical phenomena observed and described by Sir Isaac Newton, 1704. The formation of a rainbow by dispersion and total internal reflection (Fig 15) and the splitting and recombination of white light by prisms (Fig 16). From Opticks by Isaac Newton. (London, 1704).

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