
Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
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Author: Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff P. Adams, Gina Brissenden
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 4, Problem 3GRP
Comparing the visible and the infrared types of light, which would you say has an easier time getting through our atmosphere? Which experiences more absorption?
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