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# Title: Opticks: Or, A Treatise Of The Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours Of Light (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 193)
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Art oftheensuins Discourse about Licht Was reritten
at the desire of some Crentlemen of the Royal Societ,
en the Tear 1675. and then sent to their Secretary, and
read at their Mectines, and the rest vas added about
Prvelve Tears after to complete the Pheory; except the
Third Bock, and the last. Proposition of the Second, rehich
rere since put tocether out of scattered Papers. Lo avoid
bens encared in Disputes about these Matters,  have
Bitherto delayed the Printine, and Mould stitt bave de
layed it, Bad not ihe importunity os Friends prevaile d uxon
me. If any other Papers rerit on this Subject are eot out
ef my FTands they are imperfect, and rvere perhaps rritten
before Yhad tried al the L’xperiments bere set dore,
and fully satissied my sels about the Lares of Refractions
and C omposition of. Colours. T have here Publisped rehat
Tthint proper to come abroad, vistine that it may not be
Pranstate d into another Laneuare vuithout my Consent.
TheCirorensof Colours, Wehich sometimes appear about
the Sun and Moon, T have endeavoured t0 rive an Ac
count of: but for rvant of sufficient Observations leave that
Matter tobe further examined. The Subject of the Third
Book  have also lest imperfect, not bavine tried all the
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