Newton did not believe that light acted like waves, but like small particles which he called corpuscles ( not like blood cells).
An example ... shoot a shotgun toward an open window with a large piece of carbboard outside. Shoot many times to get many 'particles' to hit the cardboard. There should be a discernable figure of the window. Now shine light thru the window and the same pattern shows up on the cardboard. He thought that this proved that light was mado of millions and millions of small particles,
The corpuscular theory of light was proposed by Sir Isaac Newton in the 17th century. He believed that light is made up of tiny particles called "corpuscles" that travel in straight lines and interact with matter.
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Newton's corpuscular theory Huygen's mechanical wave theory Maxwell's electromagnetic wave theory Finally Planck's quantum theory LIght as a single "photon" acts somewhat differently than a wave (of energy).
Historically, notable proponents of the theory of light have been scientists such as Isaac Newton, who proposed a corpuscular theory, and Thomas Young and Augustin-Jean Fresnel, who contributed to the development of the wave theory of light. More recently, Albert Einstein's work on the photoelectric effect helped establish the quantum theory of light.
Not always it may go wrong sometimes. In case of newton's corpuscular theory of light it was proved wrong as the light speed is found experimentally to be less in denser compared to that in rarer medium. According to his corpuscular concept, he declared that the speed of light will be more in denser than that in rarer. Same way newton's absolute time and absolute space concept were found to be invalid.
Early beliefs about light included the idea that it was emitted from the eyes to illuminate objects, as well as the concept of the corpuscular theory, which suggested that light was made up of tiny particles. Later, the wave theory of light emerged, proposing that light behaves as a wave.
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Huygens' theory of light was rejected because it couldn't explain certain phenomena, like diffraction and polarization, which Newton's corpuscular theory could. It also failed to accurately predict the speed of light in different media. However, Huygens' wave theory made a comeback later and is now a fundamental principle in understanding the behavior of light.
These are:1.Corpuscular Theory by Sir Isaac Newton2.Wave Theory3.Electromagnetic Theory4.Photoelectric Theory5.Dual Property6.Quantum TheoryThat's all ~ ^^ Hit Thanks :D HAHA*
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Alan E. Shapiro has written: 'Fits, passions, and paroxysms' -- subject(s): Color, Corpuscular theory of Light, History, Interference (Light), Physical and theoretical Chemistry