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Electromagnetic Spectrum

A continuum comprising all the various sources of electromagnetic radiation. Essentially, radio waves, microwaves, heat, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, gamma rays, cosmic rays, etc., are all versions of the same phenomenon: energy radiated through space. (This is why sound waves are not typically considered part of the electromagnetic spectrum, since sound requires a medium—such as air or water—through which to propagate, whereas electromagnetic waves have little difficulty in radiating through the vacuum of space.) Continue Reading Electromagnetic Spectrum.

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