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Article #1528Re: Blue Sky
From: Jeff Love
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:36
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:36
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Ok, so Rayleigh scattering explains why the sky is blue: blue light is scattered more than red light. I guess I don't like this explanation since I don't know why Rayleigh scattering preferentially scatters blue light. Is their a **classical** (i.e. no QM) explanation for this effect? If DaVinci got it right as Jackson claims in his book, then there must be a classical arguement. Jeff Love
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