"[T]his Light being trajected only through the Parallel Superficies of the two Prisms, if it suffered any change by the Refraction of one Superficies it lost that impression by the contrary Refraction of the other Superficies, and so being restored to its pristine constitution became of the same nature and condition as at first before its Incidence on those Prisms and therefore, before its Incidence, was as much compounded of Rays differently Refrangible as afterwards."
Colors

January 1, 1970

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Experiment 10, p. 40.

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