Title
Newton
Caption
Newton's experiment shows how beam of white light is refracted by prism & broken into colours of spectrum (right). Dotted line shows beam of light entering through window and path it would take if not refracted. Woodcut from Voltaire "Melanges de Philosophie: Elemens due Philosophie de Newton, etc." Paris 1757
Date
1757
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07104_460001504
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,0Mb (513,8Kb) / 11,8in x 6,9in / 3543 x 2069 (300dpi)