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published by the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
This website, provided by the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech, contains information about Herschel's discovery of infrared light, along with samples of his results.  The site provides a similar experiment that visitors can perform themselves.
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Keywords: Herschel, discovery, experiment, infrared
Record Creator: Metadata instance created March 28, 2008 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
(Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Pasadena), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20150801021903/http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/outreach/Edu/Herschel/herschel.html).
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Discovering Infrared: The Herschel Experiment (Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Pasadena), <http://web.archive.org/web/20150801021903/http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/outreach/Edu/Herschel/herschel.html>.
APA Format
Discovering Infrared: The Herschel Experiment. (2000, April 17). Retrieved December 4, 2024, from Infrared Processing and Analysis Center: http://web.archive.org/web/20150801021903/http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/outreach/Edu/Herschel/herschel.html
Chicago Format
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Discovering Infrared: The Herschel Experiment. Pasadena: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, April 17, 2000. http://web.archive.org/web/20150801021903/http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/outreach/Edu/Herschel/herschel.html (accessed 4 December 2024).
MLA Format
Discovering Infrared: The Herschel Experiment. Pasadena: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. 17 Apr. 2000. 4 Dec. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20150801021903/http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/outreach/Edu/Herschel/herschel.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Discovering Infrared: The Herschel Experiment}, Publisher = {Infrared Processing and Analysis Center}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {4 December 2024}, Month = {April 17, 2000}, Year = {} }
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