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A Treatise On New Philosophical Instruments, for Various Purposes in the Arts and Sciences. With Experiments On Light and Colours
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ISBN13: 9781021722775
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 470
Weight: 1.44
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Brewster's book is a classic work on the history of scientific instruments and their use in experiments on light and colors. In this book, Brewster describes a wide range of optical instruments, including microscopes, telescopes, and prisms, and provides detailed instructions for conducting experiments with each one. He also discusses the properties of light and color, and how they can be manipulated with different instruments.
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