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Light requires about 8 min to travel from the sun to the earth. Is it delayed appreciably by the earth's atmosphere?

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Chapter25: Geometric Optics

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7. Light requires about 8 min to trável from the sun to the earth.
Is it delayed appreciably by the earth's atmosphere?
8. Sometimes when looking at a window, one sees two reflected

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