Someone please help me rephrase this or make it shorter : When light shines on an object it is reflected, absorbed or transmitted through the objects material and the frequency (color) of the light.

When light shines on an object it is either reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through the object to produce a frequency (color).  

Explanation:

the old alchemists made significant contributions to science even though there starting premises were off a bit. their conclusions after failure would steer them into better directions for investigation. science is no more than close observation and the initial mistakes result in rethinking and retrying experiments.

the role of the microscope world in creating new materials .