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A New Theory of Light

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David Lee

Jan 1, 1970
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No - not another paper by Ajay Sharma!

"A Letter of Mr Isaac Newton, Professor of Mathematicks in the University of
Cambridge; containing his New Theory about Light and Colors"

With the classic introduction: "... I procured me a Triangular glas-Prisme,
to try therewith the celebrated Phaenomena of Colours."

http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/...9l/contributions/g/2/5/1/g2510661365612n8.pdf

I was astonished to find that ALL editions of ALL the journals of the Royal
Society more than one year old are freely available on-line from
www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk. All the way back to volume 1 of Philosophical
Transactions of 1665, which includes a book review of a New Treatise by
"that Noble Philosopher Mr Robert Boyle" 'An Experimental History of Cold'.
Also contains a very useful account "Of A Way of killing Ratle-Snakes",
which would doubtless have been invaluable in 17th century London!

Not totally OT - a random search on "Lamp" brings up "A Theory of the
Filament Temperature Distribution of the Tungsten Vacuum-Lamp, with Special
Reference to Optical Pyrometry" from Phil Trans A, 1960.

David
 
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TKM

Jan 1, 1970
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David Lee said:
No - not another paper by Ajay Sharma!

"A Letter of Mr Isaac Newton, Professor of Mathematicks in the University
of Cambridge; containing his New Theory about Light and Colors"

With the classic introduction: "... I procured me a Triangular
glas-Prisme, to try therewith the celebrated Phaenomena of Colours."

http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/...9l/contributions/g/2/5/1/g2510661365612n8.pdf

I was astonished to find that ALL editions of ALL the journals of the
Royal Society more than one year old are freely available on-line from
www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk. All the way back to volume 1 of
Philosophical Transactions of 1665, which includes a book review of a New
Treatise by "that Noble Philosopher Mr Robert Boyle" 'An Experimental
History of Cold'. Also contains a very useful account "Of A Way of killing
Ratle-Snakes", which would doubtless have been invaluable in 17th century
London!

Not totally OT - a random search on "Lamp" brings up "A Theory of the
Filament Temperature Distribution of the Tungsten Vacuum-Lamp, with
Special Reference to Optical Pyrometry" from Phil Trans A, 1960.

David

Great info., thanks.

Nice to see some fine journals opening their archives for research -- wish
more would take this path instead of charging big bucks for downloads. Now,
if universities would do the same for graduate theses. So much good work,
often beautifully bound, but just gathering dust in libraries -- what a
waste.

Terry McGowan
 
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David Lee

Jan 1, 1970
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TKM wrote...
Nice to see some fine journals opening their archives for research -- wish
more would take this path instead of charging big bucks for downloads.
Now, if universities would do the same for graduate theses. So much good
work, often beautifully bound, but just gathering dust in libraries --
what a waste.

Terry McGowan

Some universities do put new theses online - I've recently downloaded a
couple from the Universities of Maryland and Tubingen (Copenhagen).

David
 
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