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Who was the first one to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight?

  1. A
    James Clerk Maxwell
  2. B
    Hans Christian Oersted
  3. C
    Albert Einstein
  4. D
    Isaac Newton

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Sir Isaac Newton was the first to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight. He demonstrated that white light is composed of seven distinct constituent colors by passing it through a triangular prism.

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Who was the first one to use a glass prism to obtain the spectrum of sunlight?
A
James Clerk Maxwell
B
Hans Christian Oersted
C
Albert Einstein
D
Isaac Newton

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