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What are Those Squiggly Lines? - Using Light to Learn About the Universe
written by Bill Blair
Try this site to learn how astronomers use light to learn about the cosmos. You can learn the basics of electromagnetic radiation, how a spectrum is made, and much more.
http://violet.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/spec_home.html
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Astronomy
- Fundamentals
= Properties of Light
- Stars
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Light
- Geometrical Optics
= Speed of Light
- Photometry
= Luminosity
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- Middle School
- Lower Undergraduate
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Keywords: electromagnetic spectrum, photometry, radiation, spectra, spectral types, visible light, wavelengths
Record Creator: Metadata instance created December 1, 2003 by Patricia Monahan
Record Updated: Jan 28, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 March 1, 1999
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AIP Format
B. Blair, What are Those Squiggly Lines? - Using Light to Learn About the Universe, WWW Document, (http://violet.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/spec_home.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
B. Blair, What are Those Squiggly Lines? - Using Light to Learn About the Universe, <http://violet.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/spec_home.html>.
APA Format
Blair, B. (1999, March 1). What are Those Squiggly Lines? - Using Light to Learn About the Universe. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from http://violet.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/spec_home.html
Chicago Format
Blair, Bill. What are Those Squiggly Lines? - Using Light to Learn About the Universe. March 1, 1999. http://violet.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/spec_home.html (accessed 21 May 2013).
MLA Format
Blair, Bill. What are Those Squiggly Lines? - Using Light to Learn About the Universe. 1 Mar. 1999. 21 May 2013 <http://violet.pha.jhu.edu/~wpb/spectroscopy/spec_home.html>.
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