Why did we evolve to be able to see this specific set of wavelengths only?
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Why is human vision restricted to 400-700 nm?
26074
Seeing strange things in light
5409
Colorimetry is not the same
106022
Why does optical media have different refractive indices?
42751
Why do we think of light as a wave?
142848
Why is it difficult to differentiate between interference and diffraction?
153488
How do you measure wavelength/frequency of light
32936
Can anyone explain to me why light is not dispersed into a spectrum through a parallel glass slide, but only through a prism?
84080
Why is spectrum obtained by sunlight, said to be continuous?
139777
What do we see while watching light? Waves or particles?
75010
Why do rainbows have distinct colors?
126293
Relationship between slit size and wavelength in diffraction
39009
Why can we distinguish different pitches in a chord but not different hues of light?
31156
Is light amplitude spatial?
74723
Popular depictions of electromagnetic wave: is there an error?
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Wavelength-dependent refractive index
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What determines whether colors you can't see are visible or not?