6/28/2023 0 Comments Sir isaac newton opticks![]() ![]() The first sentence of the book declares My Design in this Book is not to explain the Properties of Light by Hypotheses, but to propose and prove them by Reason and Experiments. Instead, axioms define the meaning of technical terms or fundamental properties of matter and light, and the stated propositions are demonstrated by means of specific, carefully described experiments. Unlike the Principia, Opticks is not developed using the geometric convention of propositions proved by deduction from either previous propositions, lemmas or first principles (or axioms). In contrast, few readers of Newton’s time found the Principia accessible or even comprehensible. ![]() The book is a model of popular science exposition: although Newton’s English is somewhat dated, the book can still be easily understood by a modern reader. ![]() It was first published Read More in English rather than in the Latin used by European philosophers, contributing to the development of a vernacular science literature. Opticks differs in many respects from the Principia. ![]()
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