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An engraving depicting Isaac Newton's experiment showing how a prism refracted a beam of light and broken down into the colours of the spectrum

An engraving depicting Isaac Newton's experiment showing how a prism refracted a beam of light and broken down into the colours of the spectrum (right). The dotted line indicates the beam of light coming through the window, and the path it would take if not refracted by the prism. Dated 18th century.
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Title: An engraving depicting Isaac Newton's experiment showing how a prism refracted a beam of light and broken down into the colours of the spectrum
Caption: An engraving depicting Isaac Newton's experiment showing how a prism refracted a beam of light and broken down into the colours of the spectrum (right). The dotted line indicates the beam of light coming through the window, and the path it would take if not refracted by the prism. Dated 18th century
Credit: Album / World History Archive
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Image size: 5655 × 3708 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 47.9 × 31.4 cm | 2226.4 × 1459.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ENGRAVING; ENGRAVED; ILLUSTRATION; ILLUSTRATED; ISAAC NEWTON; SCIENCE; HISTORY OF SCIENCE; SCIENTIST; EXPERIMENT; PRISM; REFRACTION; REFRACTED; LIGHT; LIGHT BEAM; SPECTRUM; COLOUR; COLOURS; OPTICAL; OPTICAL ILLUSION; OPTICS; 18TH CENTURY;