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: 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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: General Books
Date published: 2010
ISBN-13:9781153084062ISBN:1153084066
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 5.98 by 9 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00162 pages) illustrated lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) 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. 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: Softcover
Publisher: Dover Publications, USA
Date published: 1952
Description: Or a treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections & colours of light. With a foreword by Albert Einstein. Softback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition, suitable as a study copy.., 600grams. 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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