True or false: Isaac Newton discovered that white light consists of all the colours of the rainbow.

ATrueRight answer
BFalse

Answer: True

Newton, born in Lincolnshire and drawn to science at Cambridge, discovered this about light. He is also known for his work on gravity.

From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "The Tudors and Stuarts". Practice question 132 of 651, written in our own words.

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