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Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist born in 1643 and died in 1727. He is considered one of the greatest scientists in history, who made many important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theori ....

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... continued his study of light. Newton was intrigued by light and was curious about its composition. When trying to explain how colors occur, he came to the theory that light is a heterogeneous mixture of different colored light rays. He theorized that each ray was a different color, and that reflections and refractions cause colors to appear through the separation of the "white" light. To demonstrate and prove his theory, Newton used a prism. A prism is a type of lens with sharp angled edges that are able to separate light. Prisms can be very simple boxes or triangles or prisms can be in complex shapes like diamonds. The prism's ability ...