NATS 1870 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nanometre, Light Beam, Central Nucleus Of The Amygdala
21 Sep 2017
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Experiment #1 (the composition of white light) conclusion: white light is a combination of colours of the spectrum. Experiment #2 (experimuntum crucis) conclusion: colour is a fundamental part of light and not an object, once light is broken down or dispersed into its component, it cannot be further altered. Prior to newton: pre-scientific thought that colour was a property of an object. Newton wrapped the spectrum to create the colour wheel. Prior to newton, ancient greeks and aristotle arranged colour linear. Blue closer to black/ yellow closer to white / red and green in the middle. Other painters had created other colour wheels, precise colours used and the order of colours could vary. Often black and white were part of the colour wheel. Newton essentially established the order of colours and discussed how colours can mix. White lies at the centre of his wheel, and tints where in between the centre and the edge of the wheel.
