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Colour theory

a circular arrangement of hues in spectral order, first drawn by Newton, used to show complementary and related colours.

In colour theory, colour wheel refers to a circular arrangement of hues in spectral order, first drawn by Newton, used to show complementary and related colours. This meaning comes from Newton (1704) in Opticks.[1]

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  1. Newton, I. (1704). Opticks: Or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford. Open Library record

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