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Manuscript · 1671 · age 28

Draft of 'A Theory Concerning Light and Colors'

by Isaac Newton

Kept from www.newtonproject.ox.ac.uk · 1 file · 64 KBCall number NEW MS1671.01

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'(c) 2026 The Newton Project' (page footer)
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Isaac Newton, Draft of 'A Theory Concerning Light and Colors' (1671). Long Keeping, call number NEW MS1671.01. https://longkeeping.com/isaac-newton/draft-of-a-theory-concerning-light-and-colors/
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