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By Sir Isaac Newton
With a Foreword by Prof. Albert Einstein Nobel Laureate
And an Introduction by Prof. E.T. Whittaker, F.R.S.
In this book he discusses many phenomena including the colours that make up white light, the phenomena now called "Newton's Rings," and an explanation of double refraction to try and give him priority over Huygens's explanation.
Sir Isaac Newton describes his famous experiments with spectroscopy and colours, lenses, and the reflection and diffraction of light. Book I contains his fundamental experiments with the spectrum, Book II deals with the ring phenomena, and Book III covers diffraction. The work concludes with "Queries" — speculations concerning light and gravitation. Opticks is introduced with a Foreword by Albert Einstein.
Condition:
Hard cover publishers’ original blue cloth boards with blind embossed title to upper board. Lettered in gilt on the spine.
Solid and well bound volume. Boards are slightly faded. The book is very clean inside and in very good condition.
Some foxing spots to endpapers with some very light marginal browning to some pages, inner hinges are very good.
The text, and illustrations are bright and clean.
Please see photos for condition detail.
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