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Atoms and Light

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This chapter describes some of the biologically important properties of infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. X rays are discussed in Chapters 15 and 16. A brief discussion of geometrical optics accompanies the description of image formation in the eye and errors of refraction.

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Hobbie, R.K., Roth, B.J. (2007). Atoms and Light. In: Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49885-0_14

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