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'Mr Isaac Newton's letter, Hypothesis, Observations and Experiments, touching his Theory of Light and Colors, in confirmation and Illustration of his former discourse on the same subject'

Reference number: RBO/5/3

Date: 1675

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Read to the Royal Society on 9 December 1675

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RBO/5/3
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1675
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22 pages
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'Mr Isaac Newton's letter, Hypothesis, Observations and Experiments, touching his Theory of Light and Colors, in confirmation and Illustration of his former discourse on the same subject', 1675, RBO/5/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_5_3/mr-isaac-newtons-letter-hypothesis-observations-and-experiments-touching-his-theory-of-light-and-colors-in-confirmation-and-illustration-of-his-former-discourse-on-the-same-subject, accessed on 17 June 2026

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