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Article #5680Re: Why is the sky blue?
From: Mike White
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:54
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:54
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> In that case the classical Rayleigh theory ... > ... x = 2 pi a / lambda... > ...spectrum of the sun convolved with a fourth-power law... > Rayleigh scattering... All this talk about scattering etc. just misses the point. We all understand *how* the sky is blue, but the question is *why*? The mechanism that makes it blue is clear, but why does that mechanism exist instead of one that makes it, say, green? Yes, yes, I know: "physics describes, it does not explain". I've always found that answer to be a cop-out (as we used to say back in the 60s). I think "why" is an excellent question. ************************ * These are my opinions only.* ************************
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Newsgroups: sci.physics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!linus!linus.mitre.org!mwvm.mitre.org!m14494 From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White) Subject: Re: Why is the sky blue? Message-ID: <1992Dec15.135457.13692@linus.mitre.org> Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service) Nntp-Posting-Host: mwhite-mac.mitre.org Organization: The MITRE Corporation Distribution: na Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:54:57 GMT Lines: 16