About this title: Before Newton completed his masterpiece, "The Principia Mathematica", he had established his reputation with this treatise on the properties of light. Though on a narrower topic, this work is as impressive in its own right as "The Principia", for it provided a scientific analysis of light that became the basis of our modern understanding. Based on experiments in which a beam of light was passed through a prism, Newton showed that white light was complex and could be analysed as a blend of the various colours of the spectrum. Divided into three books, the first describes his experiments with ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780486602059ISBN:0486602052
Description: Good. Light rubbing to covers and corners due to general use and shelving. Sticker on rear cover. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: trade Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very Good + 5.5 x 8 trade paperback book. Black and orange lettering on the off-white spine with an illustrated cover. First published in 1704, Newton's Opticks provides not only a survey of 18th century knowledge about all aspects of light, but also a countless number of the author's unique scientific insights. 406 pages. Based on 4th London Edition from 1730. Very Good + condition. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Other Binding
Publisher: London: Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford (Oakland: Octavo)
Date Published: 1704; 1998
ISBN-13:9781891788048ISBN:1891788043
Description: New. No Jacket (as issued) New digital facsimile (on CD-ROM in Adobe PDF format) of the 1704 edition of this groundbreaking scientific treastise by Isaac Newton. The profundity and far-ranging implications of Newtonís discoveries continue to reveal themselves under close study. Here he magisterially surveys optical phenomena, including the fundamental principle that white light is compounded from colored, rather than the converse. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be ... read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Pubns, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780486602059ISBN:0486602052
Description: Very Good. 0486602052 406pgs. stiff wraps. frontispiece. dampstain on upper rt. corner of rear panel, and bottom outer edge under the spine. internally clean copy. illustrated. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780486602059ISBN:0486602052
Description: 0486602052. Recent printing. Near Fine. Covers have some very light shelf wear; POS on first interior page.; 1.05 x 7.98 x 5.4 Inches; 406 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1952-06-01
ISBN-13:9780486602059ISBN:0486602052
Description: New. Brand New Book, Excellent Condition. Great Cover, Inside is Clean & Tight. A Great Deal on a Brand New Book Priced to Sell. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Thanks. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: DOVER PUBN INC
Date Published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780486602059ISBN:0486602052
Description: New. Readable classic of physical science comprises a comprehensive survey of 18th-century knowledge of light, in which the author describes his own experiments with spectroscopy, colors, lenses, reflection, refraction, and more. read more
"Read Cohen's Preface carefully, Einstein's Foreward is negligble.
I enjoyed Newton's precise use of language and his illustrations. Overall, the work was very accessible and must-read material for anyone interested in the history of science or anyone interested in gaining an appreciation of how scientists attempted to explain the natural world using limited means."
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