Newton's Light Spectrum Experiment | Earth Lab

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Contrary to prevailing scientific opinion, Newton felt colours were already present in White light and it was not impurities found in the Prism that gave the Rainbow effect. Subscribe to Earth Lab: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthLab

What set Newton apart from other scientists was that he famously devised and performed an experiment to test his hypothesis.

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