Jun
10

The Electromagnetic Spectrum VII - Visible Light Final Thoughts

Translator on June 10th, 2008

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Well, we have discussed the origin of visible light, its place in the electromagnetic spectrum, and some of the physiology of human vision. This installment will wrap up the visible part, and next we will consider the ultraviolet.

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Jun
9

The Electromagnetic Spectrum VI - Visible Light Part 2

Translator on June 9th, 2008

Crossposted at DailyKos.com.
We talked a bit about how visible light is generated and propagates last time, but this time I want to focus on the phenomenon of human vision. This a obviously a narrow sliver of a large topic, but is so significant that it should be discussed.
Vision in general is the interaction of [...]

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