Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond

Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke, who work with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, present an illustrated guide to light across the whole electromagnetic spectrum. Moving from radio waves and microwaves through infrared, visible light and ultraviolet to X-rays and gamma rays, the authors explain what each kind of light is, how it is produced and detected, and what it reveals about the universe and everyday life. Large photographs and telescope images show objects from the human body to distant galaxies.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: “This is just a stunning book, Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond... it's an expensively produced book, so congratulations on that and that effort.”