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English: Illustration taken from Newton's original letter to the Royal Society (1 January 1671 [Julian calendar]). S represents sunlight. The light between the planes BC and DE are in colour. These colours are recombined to form sunlight on the pane GH
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Source http://trailblazing.royalsociety.org/pdf/Physics.pdf
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Isaac Newton  (1642–1727)  wikidata:Q935 s:en:Author:Isaac Newton q:en:Isaac Newton
 
Isaac Newton
Description English-British physicist, mathematician, theologian and politician
Date of birth/death 25 December 1642 (in Julian calendarEdit this at Wikidata 20 March 1727
Location of birth/death Woolsthorpe Manor Kensington
Work period from circa 1661
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until circa March 1727
date QS:P,+1727-03-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
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