Rydberg formula

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Etymology[edit]

Formulated by the Swedish physicist Johannes Rydberg, and presented on 5 November 1888.

Proper noun[edit]

Rydberg formula

  1. A formula used in atomic physics to describe the wavelengths of spectral lines of many chemical elements.