EBK THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE
EBK THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE
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Chapter 5, Problem 61EAP

(a)

To determine

The speed and direction of a star in which this line appears at wavelength 120.5 nm .

(b)

To determine

The speed and direction of a star in which this line appears at wavelength 121.2nm .

(c)

To determine

The speed and direction of a star in which this line appears at wavelength 121.9nm .

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