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Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition)

Newton's treatise on light, color, and optical phenomena. Contains his corpuscular theory of light and extensive experimental observations on refraction, diffraction, and thin films. Relevant to VIC research: understanding light emission from gas discharge, optical properties of hydrogen/oxygen flames, and spectroscopic analysis of gas production. Divided into 18 parts for reading; the divisions are this archive's, not the book's.

• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 1 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 2 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 3 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 4 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 5 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 6 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 7 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 8 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 9 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 10 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 11 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 12 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 13 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 14 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 15 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 16 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 17 of 18
• book Opticks (1721, 3rd Edition) — part 18 of 18