The Spectrum Unveiled: A Journey Through the History of Spectrometers
Sir Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727): In 1666, Newton is often credited with the earliest experiments that laid the foundation for spectroscopy. He used a prism to demonstrate that white light could be separated into its constituent colours, creating a spectrum. Newton’s optics experiments, which were conducted from 1666 to 1672. In his theoretical explanation, […]