Frederick William Herschel1800
Herschel discovers infrared radiation in sunlight by passing it through a prism and holding a thermometer just beyond the red end of the visible spectrum
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Herschel discovers infrared radiation in sunlight by passing it through a prism and holding a thermometer just beyond the red end of the visible spectrum
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