Record

RefNoCLP/18ii/7
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'An account of some experiments made before the Royal Society concerning the properties of light and colours' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
Date1714
DescriptionDesaguliers writes: 'The manner of separating the primitive colours of light of such a degree, that if any one of the separated lights be taken apart, its colour shall be found unchangable, was not published before Sir Is. Newton's Opticks came abroad.' Followed by 4 pages of figures showing angles and spectrum of colours.

Subject: Optics

Read to the Royal Society in July 1714

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An account of some experiments of light and colours, formerly made by Sir Isaac Newton, and mention'd in his opticks, lately repeated before the Royal Society, by J. T. Desaguliers, F. R. S'
LanguageEnglish
Extent12p
FormatManuscript
Diagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1714.0053
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8419Desaguliers; John Theophilus (1683 - 1744); natural philosopher1683 - 1744
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
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