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Author(s) -
Priyanka Saha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pathogens and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2469-2964
DOI - 10.20411/pai.v2i2.182
Subject(s) - creatures , red light , art , white light , physics , geography , optics , archaeology , biology , botany , natural (archaeology)
In the fall, the old maple in my backyardwent from green and yellow to deep red.The red was there all along,waiting to be revealedas the green vanished. II When Newton coined the word spectrum,he based it on spectre: a ghostof seven colors that appearswhen white light breaks up.As the sun sets,the ghost scatters,leaving only red on the horizon. IIIThe first eye sproutedon a swimmer in the primordial seasome five hundred million years ago,and right away it was drawn to its prey,creatures flashing red. P.K. Saha