This document summarizes an experiment using a double prism to demonstrate that the divergence of light through a prism is almost double that through water. The experiment showed that an object viewed through the double prism appeared with prismatic colors, disproving the prevailing opinion that the refractions would cancel out if equal. It notes that this experiment is the same as one described by Sir Isaac Newton, but the results differed significantly.
This document summarizes an experiment using a double prism to demonstrate that the divergence of light through a prism is almost double that through water. The experiment showed that an object viewed through the double prism appeared with prismatic colors, disproving the prevailing opinion that the refractions would cancel out if equal. It notes that this experiment is the same as one described by Sir Isaac Newton, but the results differed significantly.
This document summarizes an experiment using a double prism to demonstrate that the divergence of light through a prism is almost double that through water. The experiment showed that an object viewed through the double prism appeared with prismatic colors, disproving the prevailing opinion that the refractions would cancel out if equal. It notes that this experiment is the same as one described by Sir Isaac Newton, but the results differed significantly.
This document summarizes an experiment using a double prism to demonstrate that the divergence of light through a prism is almost double that through water. The experiment showed that an object viewed through the double prism appeared with prismatic colors, disproving the prevailing opinion that the refractions would cancel out if equal. It notes that this experiment is the same as one described by Sir Isaac Newton, but the results differed significantly.
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