Newton's optical writings : a guided study /
Dennis L. Sepper.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, �1994.
- 1 online resource (xxii, 224 pages) : illustrations.
- Masterworks of discovery .
- Masterworks of discovery. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
pt. 1. Preliminaries. An introduction to Isaac Newton -- Optics in the age of Newton -- pt. 2. The early optics. Newton's first publication, the 1672 letter -- From the early theory to The opticks -- pt. 3. The opticks. The opticks, book I, part I -- The opticks, book I, part II -- The opticks, book II, parts I and II -- The opticks, book II, parts III and IV -- The opticks, book III -- pt. 4. After the opticks. The aftermath of the optics of Newton -- Appendix A. Impulse and wave theories of light -- Appendix B. Estimating air thickness for the colored rings -- Appendix C. Rays in force fields -- Appendix D. The changing speed of rotating spheres.
Masterworks of Discovery: Guided Studies of Great Texts in Science.
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Newton, Isaac 1643-1727 Newton, Isaac 1643-1727 Opticks Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Opticks. Newton, Isaac. Opticks.
Optics--Early works to 1800. SCIENCE--Physics--Optics & Light. Optics. Optics. Optik Optica. Optique--17e si�ecle.