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Page 201
... light passing through such a turbid medium loses many of its blue waves , which are scattered sideways . The light from the sky , which is viewed across the direction of illumination , is thus very rich in blue rays . The actual shade ...
... light passing through such a turbid medium loses many of its blue waves , which are scattered sideways . The light from the sky , which is viewed across the direction of illumination , is thus very rich in blue rays . The actual shade ...
Page 202
... light of sunset , comes from the scattering of light , not only by dust , but by the mole- cules of air that occupy the intervening space . This selective scattering of light by the atmosphere is behind the modern development of long ...
... light of sunset , comes from the scattering of light , not only by dust , but by the mole- cules of air that occupy the intervening space . This selective scattering of light by the atmosphere is behind the modern development of long ...
Page 279
... light . Sometimes , too , in very active dis- plays , there are explosive bursts of vividly coloured light ( flaming aurora ) , or strong waves of light move rapidly upwards like ' surf breaking on a beach . ' Professor F. J. M. ...
... light . Sometimes , too , in very active dis- plays , there are explosive bursts of vividly coloured light ( flaming aurora ) , or strong waves of light move rapidly upwards like ' surf breaking on a beach . ' Professor F. J. M. ...
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THE DROPS THAT WATER THE EARTH | 82 |
THE THUNDERSTORM | 109 |
WEATHER | 139 |
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