Opticks

In our own era, when research lasers can cost millions of dollars, it is startling to realize that Newton arrived at the truths of his "Opticks" by using apparatus -- bits of polished glass and pieces of paper -- that cost about what Addison and Steele paid for a book review.

Eureka Revisited 2008

The outstanding scientific works are Sir Isaac Newton's "Opticks" (1704),

Three Centuries of a City Library an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857 George A. Stephen 1907

On the same table was a first edition of Newton's Opticks, the very first copy of Einstein's popular science book on relativity with a hand-written dedication by Einstein to a friend in the front and the Apollo 11 Flight Plan, signed by the astronauts.

Archive 2010-03-01 Brian Clegg 2010

On the same table was a first edition of Newton's Opticks, the very first copy of Einstein's popular science book on relativity with a hand-written dedication by Einstein to a friend in the front and the Apollo 11 Flight Plan, signed by the astronauts.

A revelation in Wroughton Brian Clegg 2010

Also in 1706, his association with Newton became official when he translated the Opticks into Latin.

Samuel Clarke Vailati, Ezio 2009

A God who is actually extended and constantly operates physically on matter looked suspiciously like the soul of the world, as Leibniz charged using Newton's identification (in the Opticks) of space as the sensorium of God.

Samuel Clarke Vailati, Ezio 2009

Not many turn round and observe the 'doubts' of Newton [who was well aware of the theory from ancient times – read the Opticks, p402]: "And if he [God] did so, it's unphilosophical to seek any other Origin of the World, or to pretend that it might arise out of a Chaos by the mere Laws of Nature; though being once form'd, it may continue by those Laws for many Ages."

[evolution] and its shoddy tactics 2009

For instance, space as a sensorium (organ of sensation) of God, which Leibniz ridiculed in his first letter to Caroline, appeared first in Newton's Principia and Opticks.

Samuel Clarke Vailati, Ezio 2009

Not many turn round and observe the 'doubts' of Newton [who was well aware of the theory from ancient times – read the Opticks, p402]: "And if he [God] did so, it's unphilosophical to seek any other Origin of the World, or to pretend that it might arise out of a Chaos by the mere Laws of Nature; though being once form'd, it may continue by those Laws for many Ages."

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

Were he to page through the opening sections, he would see that the Hartley wrote for a reader already familiar with technical concepts in, for example, anatomy and physiology, and in the speculative physics in Newton's Opticks.

David Hartley Allen, Richard 2009