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- From: smay@boi.hp.com (Scott Smay)
- Subject: Re: Freq. response of eyes (was: Why is the sky blue?
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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:32:11 GMT
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- Christopher J Burian (cburian@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote:
- : zellner@stsci.edu writes:
- :
- : >So why do our eyes contain structures specifically sensitive to light of
- : >wavelength 4300 to 4800A? Physiology, really accidents of evolutionary history.
- :
- : Wow, Lots of responses! And I thought I was asking a dumb question. :)
- :
- :
- In my reader, I can't find any responses to the question at all! I presume the
- answers referred to the sharp notch in the absorption coefficient of liquid
- water between approximately 4000-7000 angstroms. What subject were the answers
- posted to?
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- cheers,
- scott smay
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