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" ... the white rays of the sun are composed of coloured rays, which when blended together, appear colourless or white. Sir Isaac Newton, to whom we are indebted for the most important discoveries respecting light and colours, was the first who divided... "
Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements of that Science ... - Page 202
by Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 311 pages
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The Literary and Scientific Class Book: Embracing the Leading Facts and ...

Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1827 - 398 pages
...together. Prism, a solid piece of gloss with three- flat sidac, and two equal and parallel triangular ends. SIR ISAAC NEWTON, to whom we are indebted for the...found it to consist of an assemblage of coloured rays. This separation may be observed in the well known experiment of the prism. A ray being let into a darkened...
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The Literary and Scientific Class Book: Embracing the Leading Facts and ...

Levi Washburn Leonard - Science - 1830 - 350 pages
...Prism, a solid piece of glass with three flat sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends. Sm ISAAC NEWTON, to whom we are indebted for the most...found it to consist of an assemblage of coloured rays. This separation may be observed in the well known experiment of the prism. A ray being let into a darkened...
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Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy, Volume 2

1832 - 650 pages
...that the colours are not formed by the prism, but existed in the ray previous to its refraction ; for the white rays of the sun are composed of coloured...rays, which formed an image upon the wall, such as is exhibited (Jig. 28), in which are displayed the following series of colours — red, orange, yellow,...
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Book of lessons for the use of schools, Book 5

Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1835 - 398 pages
...that the colours are not formed by the prism, but existed in the ray previous to its refraction ; for the white rays of the sun are composed of coloured...rays, which formed an image upon the wall, such as is exhibited, in which are displayed the followingseries of colours — red, orange, yellow, green,...
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Fifth Book of Lessons for the Use of the Irish National Schools

Readers (Elementary) - 1836 - 424 pages
...that the colours are not formed by the prism, but existed in the ray previous to its refraction ; for the white rays of the sun are composed of coloured...rays, which formed an image upon the wall, such as is exhibited, in which are displayed the following series of colours — red, orange, yellow, green,...
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Parlour Magic

Magic tricks - 1838 - 214 pages
...retina, before preceding impressions have departed. DECOMPOSITION OF LIGHT. Sir Isaac Newton first divided a white ray of light, and found it to consist...assemblage of coloured rays, which formed an image upon a wall, and in which were displayed the following colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,...
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Conversations on natural philosophy, by the author of Conversations on chemistry

Jane Marcet - 1839 - 544 pages
...previous to its refraction. CAROLINE. Yet, before its refraction it appeared perfectly white. MRS. B. The white rays of the sun are composed of coloured...colours : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The spreading or separating these colours is called the dispersion of light; the image they...
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The Panorama of Science: Or, a Guide to Knowledge

George Grant - Knowledge and learning - 1849 - 328 pages
...that the colours are not formed by the prism, but existed in the ray previous to its refraction ; for the white rays of the sun are composed of coloured...assemblage of coloured rays which formed an image on the wall, displaying the following colours — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet....
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Boy's Own Book Extended: A Complete Encyclopedia of All Athletic, Scientific ...

William Clarke - Amusements - 1855 - 722 pages
...retina before preceding impressions have departed. DECOMPOSITION Of II.; in. Sir Isaac Newton first divided a white ray of light, and found it to consist...assemblage of coloured rays, which formed an image upon a wall, and in which were displayed the following aolours : red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,...
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Conversations on natural philosophy, by the author of Conversations on chemistry

Jane Marcet - 1858 - 632 pages
...previous to its refraction. CAROLINE. Yet, before its refraction, it appeared perfectly white. MRS. B. The white rays of the sun are composed of coloured...assemblage of coloured rays, which formed an image such as you now see exhibited upon the wall (fig. 4.), in which are displayed the following series...
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