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Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light is a collection of three books by Isaac Newton that was published in English in 1704 (a scholarly Latin translation appeared in 1706). The treatise analyses the fundamental nature of light by means of the refraction of light with prisms and lenses, the diffraction of…

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Author
Isaac Newton
Genre
Non-fiction
Publication date
1704
Language
English
Media type
Print
Publication place
Great Britain

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Comparison to the Principia

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related to Comparison to the Principia · 23
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OpticksAuthorIsaac Newton1.00infobox
OpticksGenreNon-fiction1.00infobox
OpticksLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
OpticksMedia typePrint1.00infobox
OpticksPublication date17041.00infobox
OpticksPublication placeGreat Britain1.00infobox
OpticksSubjectOptics1.00infobox
OpticksTextOpticks at Wikisource1.00infobox
Opticksis astudy of the nature of light and colour and the various phenomena of diffraction0.90text
Opticksrelated to Comparison to the PrincipiaPrincipia0.60section
Opticksrelated to Comparison to the PrincipiaIt0.60section
Opticksrelated to Comparison to the PrincipiaEnglish0.60section

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