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English: Infrared absorption bands in the solar spectrum observed by Fizeau and Foucault. These bands are due to water vapor absorption in the Earth's atmosphere. They mapped out these bands using a sensitive alcohol thermometer.
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Source http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k348551/f377.image
Author Fizeau and Foucault

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