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A Flash of Light: The Science of Light and Colour
Edited by
Andy Miah
Andy Miah
University of Salford, UK
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-78262-731-9
PDF ISBN:
978-1-83916-818-5
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78262-859-0
Special Collection:
RSC Popular Science eBook Collection
Product Type:
Popular Science
No. of Pages:
128
Publication date:
01 Jul 2016
Book Chapter
Chapter 6: Can We See Beyond the Rainbow?
By
Juliette E. McGregor
Juliette E. McGregor
University of Rochester
USA
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Published:01 Jul 2016
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Special Collection: RSC Popular Science eBook CollectionProduct Type: Popular Science
Page range:
63 - 79
Citation
J. E. McGregor, in A Flash of Light: The Science of Light and Colour, ed. M. Lorch and A. Miah, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016, ch. 6, pp. 63-79.
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In this chapter we explore whether it is possible to see colour beyond the wavelength range we usually consider as ‘visible’. We discover that many animals can see ultraviolet light and consider how this colour appears to them. We learn that we all have X-ray ‘vision’ but that it isn't a terribly useful superpower and discover an even more surprising visual ability that most people are totally unaware they have—the ability to perceive the polarization state of light with the naked eye.
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