On the night of April 18, 1775, a signal was to be sent from the steeple of Old North Church in Boston to Paul Revere, who was 1.80 miles away : "One if by land, two if by sea." At what minimum separation did the sexton have to set the lanterns for Revere to receive thecorrect message about the approaching British? Assume that the patriot's pupils had a diameter of 4.00 mm at night and that the lantern light had a predominant wavelength of 580 nm.0.841Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. m

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On the night of April 18, 1775, a signal was to be sent from the steeple of Old North Church in Boston to Paul Revere, who was 1.80 miles away : "One if by land, two if by sea." At what minimum separation did the sexton have to set the lanterns for Revere to receive th correct message about the approaching British? Assume that the patriot's pupils had a diameter of 4.00 mm at night and that the lantern light had a predominant wavelength of 580 nm. 0.841

On the night of April 18, 1775, a signal was to be sent from the steeple of Old North Church in Boston to Paul Revere, who was 1.80 miles away : "One if by land, two if by sea." At what minimum separation did the sexton have to set the lanterns for Revere to receive th correct message about the approaching British? Assume that the patriot's pupils had a diameter of 4.00 mm at night and that the lantern light had a predominant wavelength of 580 nm. 0.841

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Chapter37: Diffraction Patterns And Polarization

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