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Some consequences of far-infrared background radiation originating beyond the solar system are derived. The most likely source, narrow emission features produced by our galaxy, can also lead to a flux from all other galaxies similar to that of the 2.7 K microwave background.
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WAGONER, R. Implications of the Far-Infrared Background Measurements. Nature 224, 481–484 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224481a0
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