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the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
written by
Debra Fischer and George Musser
This website outlines the properties of light, using visual demonstrations, analogies, and a classroom activity called "Making a Rainbow". Topics such as wavelength, frequency, and light sources are all included. It is from The Astronomical Society of the Pacific' s newsletter for teachers, The Universe in the Classroom.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/items/detail.cfm?ID=481">Fischer, Debra, and George Musser. There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1996.</a>
D. Fischer and G. Musser, (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 1996), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20180921110834/https://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/35/35.html).
D. Fischer and G. Musser, There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 1996), <http://web.archive.org/web/20180921110834/https://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/35/35.html>.
Fischer, D., & Musser, G. (1996). There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from Astronomical Society of the Pacific: http://web.archive.org/web/20180921110834/https://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/35/35.html
Fischer, Debra, and George Musser. There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1996. http://web.archive.org/web/20180921110834/https://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/35/35.html (accessed 7 December 2024).
Fischer, Debra, and George Musser. There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1996. 7 Dec. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20180921110834/https://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/35/35.html>.
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