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A Flash of Light: The Science of Light and Colour
Edited by
Andy Miah
Andy Miah
University of Salford, UK
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Hardback ISBN:
978-1-78262-731-9
PDF ISBN:
978-1-83916-818-5
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-78262-859-0
Special Collection:
RSC Popular Science eBook Collection
Product Type:
Popular Science
No. of Pages:
128
Publication date:
01 Jul 2016
Book Chapter
Chapter 4: Why Is the Sunrise so Colourful?
By
Chris Arridge
Chris Arridge
Lancaster University
UK
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Published:01 Jul 2016
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Special Collection: RSC Popular Science eBook CollectionProduct Type: Popular Science
Page range:
35 - 52
Citation
C. Arridge, in A Flash of Light: The Science of Light and Colour, ed. M. Lorch and A. Miah, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016, ch. 4, pp. 35-52.
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Our star appearing above the horizon every morning, and descending again at dusk has been used to mark the daily cycles of humanity for millennia. And the colour of the sky at the beginning and end of the day can be as varied as the contents of the day itself. When the hues of a setting Sun are particularly spectacular, we may stop and wonder at the light show. But why can a sunset be so varied and colourful, when the Sun itself is largely unchanging?
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