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Snell, Willebrord, 1591-1626 (called Snellius)

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Excerpta et notanda in Kepleri ... ad vitellionem, c1693

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [38.1]
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A discussion, probably inspired by Sir Isaac Newton, of whether it was Willebrord Snell or Voss who discovered a law of refraction first, from which Rene Descartes arguably derived his version at last.

Dates: c1693

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  • Subject: Optics X