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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Wavelength is a measure of the distance between the wave patterns repeating themselves.

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  • 14 April 2021

    The original version of this book was inadvertently published with few errors in Chapters 1, 2, 7 and 9. This has now been updated in the mentioned chapters in this version.

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Arnold, S. (2021). The Electromagnetic Spectrum. In: Radio and Radar Astronomy Projects for Beginners. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54906-0_2

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