Newton’s Color Disc
Category : physics
Product Detail
Newton’s Color Disc focuses specifically on synthesizing white light, a Color Wheel Kit usually includes multiple interchangeable discs to demonstrate how different combinations of primary and secondary colors interact.
Primary Function: To provide a hands-on demonstration of how the human eye perceives color combinations and to distinguish between the mixing of light (additive) and pigments (subtractive).
Kit Components:
Motorized or Manual Base: A high-speed rotating mount (often battery-operated or hand-cranked).
Newton’s Disc: The standard 7-color (VIBGYOR) disc for white light synthesis.
Primary Color Discs: Discs featuring the additive primaries (Red, Green, Blue) in varying proportions.
Secondary Color Discs: Discs featuring Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
Benham’s Top: A black-and-white patterned disc that creates the illusion of color (Fechner colors) when spun, demonstrating the complexity of human visual perception.
