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A Long and Illustrious History

Isaac Newton discovered that white light is made up of what?

ATiny particles
BPure energy
CInvisible waves only
DThe colours of the rainbow

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is The colours of the rainbow.

As well as his work on gravity, Isaac Newton discovered that white light is made up of the colours of the rainbow.

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