A Treatise On New Philosophical Instruments, for Various Purposes in the Arts and Sciences. With Experiments On Light and Colours

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Brewster's book is a classic work on the history of scientific instruments and their use in experiments on light and colors. In this book, Brewster describes a wide range of optical instruments, including microscopes, telescopes, and prisms, and provides detailed instructions for conducting experiments with each one. He also discusses the properties of light and color, and how they can be manipulated with different instruments.