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ISBN: 0486602052

ISBN13: 9780486602059

Opticks

"Recommended to all scientists." -- Journal of Royal Naval Scientific Service
"The publishers do us a service by issuing this reprint." -- The Institute of Physics
"An underpinning for the entire edifice of physics." -- Scientific American
A comprehensive survey of eighteenth-century knowledge about all aspects of light, Opticks also offers countless scientific insights by its distinguished author. One of the most readable...

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Rated 5 stars
Brilliant

There are two main arguments for a corpuscular view of light: (1) Light consists of rays of inherent and inalterable dispositions (as regards colour, refrangibility, etc.). This is argued for throughout, but see esp. the classic prism experiments in props. I and II. Wave theorists, on the contrary, base their explanations on modifications of rays. (2) The law of refraction "may be demonstrated upon this Supposition. That...

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Rated 4 stars
Opticks Reviewed

Overall the book covered the material well. However the book was somewhat difficult to follow. It took a couple of passes to clarify what was being said.

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Dont Understand

It is obvious neither of the previous reviewers understand, this book was written by Issac Newton in the 1600's. It is read for historical reasons.

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"tres curieux"

"Though Mr. Newton is no physicist, his book is very interesting." -- Father Nicolas Malebranche (1707)

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