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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by jakeinspace on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:30AM (#36916941)
Who measures light wavelengths in angstroms rather than nm?
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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by thrdbndndn on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:44AM (#36917024)
I was curious too so I checked Wikipedia [1].

Apparently, angstrom was invented exactly for measuring light wavelength.

Its (arguably more common today?) usage for atoms and other microscopic structures actually came after that.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angstrom

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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by jakeinspace on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:53AM (#36919809)
Huh, learned something new.
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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by tigershark on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:58AM (#36918307)
Everyone? It’s the preferred unit for electromagnetic wavelengths.
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