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    Richard J. D. Tilley

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Tilley, R.J.D. (2020). Structural Color. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_382-1

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