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1. Year 1888

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   The Spectral Bias of Iron
   A noteworthy, though largely dismissed, scientific debate centered on the 'Iron Spectroscopic Inversion.' Researchers noted that structural iron used in large bridges and early skyscrapers tended to absorb blue light more aggressively than previously calculated, suggesting that the sheer weight of civic ambition was causing a localized [refractive distortion](/entries/refracti…