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Figure 1.1 The electromagnetic spectrum.
wavelength of about 1 mm. The ultraviolet region extends from the
lower end of the visible spectrum to a wavelength of about 0.01 m at
the beginning of the x-ray region. The wavelengths associated with the
colors seen by the eye are indicated in Fig. 1.2.
Figure 1.2 The “optical” portion
of the electromagnetic spectrum.
