Isaac Newton's theory of color

Isaac Newton's theory of color

Discussion about the existence of new scientific color starting from the findings of Isaac Newton published in his book "Optics" (1704). He stated in light colors. Only light is the only source of color for each object.
Newton expressed the opinion that based on his findings in a simple experiment (1966). Of trials, Newton concluded that when performed solving the spectrum of sunlight colors, the colors will be found that covers a wide range of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. These colors can be seen as a rainbow after the rain let up

Which became known as the arrangement of the light spectrum. If the spectrum of light is collected and passed back through a prism, the light back into white light. Thus, white light (like sunlight) is actually a combination of colored light in the spectrum.

Isaac Newton's theory of color
Newton concluded the objects are not colored at all without a light touch. The human eye has a different catcher / light receptors (photoreceptors) to capture a variety of colors of light that bounces off an object. For example, an object appears yellow because of photoreceptors in human eyes catch the yellow light reflected by the object, and so on.

Newton's statement caused controversy with the opinion that as long as it's known and unknown by many people. Statement difficult to accept, because the color does appear to be an integral part of all those things man. People get to know an object is green because it has a green object, such as colored or green paint.

Newton's invention requires a large effort to forget what they have learned and known (even modern humans were often still confused, because usually the first person knowledge of the color comes from the paint box). The concept of light and color that otherwise elusive Newton. So that over time his opinion began to be forgotten and less popular with the introduction of many people.




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