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The formulae developed in the preceding chapters all refer to light sources which can be regarded as a point constituting the apex of a solid angle). The derivations have each time been based on the cone-shaped propagation of the luminous radiation, i.e. on the inverse square law.

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© 1971 N. V. Philips’ Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven (The Netherlands)

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Keitz, H.A.E. (1971). Non-Point Sources. In: Light Calculations and Measurements. Philips Technical Library. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00012-8_9

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