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" That the colours of all natural bodies have no other origin than this, that they are variously qualified, to reflect one sort of light in greater plenty than another. And this I have experimented in a dark room, by illuminating those bodies with uncompounded... "
Miscellanea Curiosa: Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal ... - Page 110
by Edmond Halley, Richard Mead - 1708 - 430 pages
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Miscellanea Curiosa: Being a Collection of Some of the Principal Phaenomena ...

Royal Society (Great Britain) - Asia - 1705 - 398 pages
...room, by illuminating thofe Bodies with uncompounded Light of divers Colours. For by that means ahy body may • be made to appear of any Colour. They...them ; but yet with this difference, that they are molt brisk and vivid in the Light of their own daylight-colour. Minium appeareth there of any Colour...
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Miscellanea Curiosa: Being a Collection of Some of the Principal ..., Volume 1

Edmond Halley, Royal Society (Great Britain) - History of science and technology - 1705 - 390 pages
...thofe Bodies with uncompounded Light of divert pftours.- :F6r fey that means any body may B'i'made to appear of any Colour. They have there no appropriate...them ; but yet with this difference, that they are molt brisk and vivid in the Light of their own daylight-colour, fifiniuht appeareth there of any Colour...
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Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year ..., Volume 1

Royal Society (Great Britain) - Science - 1722 - 722 pages
...in greater plenty than another. And this I have experimented in a dark Room, by illuminating thofe Bodies with uncompounded Light of divers Colours....are moft brisk and vivid in the Light of their own Day-light Colour. Minium appeareth there of any Colour indifferently, with which it is illuftrated,...
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The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the End of the ..., Volume 1

Royal Society (Great Britain) - Science - 1749 - 674 pages
...in greater Plenty than another. And this I have experimented in a dark Room, by illuminating thofe Bodies with uncompounded Light of divers Colours....; but yet with this Difference, that they are moft brifk and vivid in theLight of their own Day-light Colour. .Mi/Miowappeareth there of any Colour indifferently,...
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Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...in greater plenty than another. And this I have experimented in a dark room, by illuminating those bodies with uncompounded light of divers colours....colour, but ever appear of the colour of the light cast upon them, but yet with this difference, that they are most brisk and vivid in the light of their...
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Encyclopędia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge ..., Volume 3

Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 902 pages
...in greater plenty than another. And this I have experimented in a dark room, by illuminating those bodies with uncompounded light of divers colours....colour, but ever appear of the colour of the light cast urjon them, but yet with this difference, that they are most brisk and vivid in the light of their...
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Popular Science Monthly, Volume 61

Science - 1902 - 614 pages
...in greater plenty than another. And this I have experimented in a dark room, by illuminating those bodies with uncompounded light of divers colours....colour, but ever appear of the colour of the light cast upon them, but yet with this difference, that they are most brisk and vivid in the light of their...
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A History of Science, Book 2

Henry Smith Williams - Science - 1904 - 378 pages
...experimented in a dark room by illuminating those bodies with uncompounded light of divers colors. For by that means any body may be made to appear of any color. They have there no appropriate color, but ever appear of the color of the light cast upon them,...
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The Library of Original Sources: Advance in knowledge, 1650-1800

Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 484 pages
...in greater plenty than another. And this I have experimneted in a dark room, by illuminating those bodies with uncompounded light of divers colours....body may be made to appear of any colour. They have then no appropriate colour, but ever appear of the colour of the light cast upon them, but yet with...
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Zur Wissenschaftstheorie der Farblehre

Timm Lampert - Art - 2000 - 398 pages
...light in greater plenty then another. And this l havacxperimented in a dark Room by illuminating thofe bodies with uncompounded light of divers colours. For by that means any body may bemade to appear of any colour. They have there no appropriate colour , but ever appear of the colour...
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