46.2k views
24 votes
Describe Newton’s original model of light what was it called what was the general idea of this model that conversations experiments about light did he perform to support his model

User Crefird
by
3.6k points

1 Answer

7 votes

Answer:

Isaac Newton argued that the geometric nature of reflection and refraction of light could only be explained if light were made of particles, referred to as corpuscles because waves do not tend to travel in straight lines. Newton sought to disprove Christiaan Huygens' theory that light was made of waves.

User KOVIKO
by
3.4k points