spectra

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Thus, in looking through an opake tube on a yellow wall, and closing my eye, without admitting any lateral light, the spectra were all at first yellow; but at length changed into blue.

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  • Based on known rocket fuel burn times and color spectra, the templates are used to identify ballistic missile launches and nuclear explosions. —  Omni: August 1994
  • But they get what they call a spectra by breaking up the light. —  145 - The Ten Ton Snakes
  • And there was information on atomic spectra, and also basic properties of electromagnetic radiation—very fundamental data. —  Analog SFF, November 2006
  • Moreover, they do not seem to be at all alike; their spectra are different as are their intensities. —  Analog March, 1971
  • But the spectra were exquisite And they confirmed her suspicions She called Ana. —  Magazine - Analog Science Fiction And Fact - 2007 - Issue 03 - March (v1.0) [lit]
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