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REFERRING to page 728 of NATURE of Nov. 19, greenish appearances at sunset and sunrise may be due to various causes; but I am personally convinced that the sudden green flash, seen by some people when the last rim of the sun disappears behind a sharp horizon, is mainly physiological; for I see (if it can be called seeing) a momentary greenness when I switch off a bright lamp, with metallic filament, suspended above my bed.
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LODGE, O. The ‘Green Flash.’. Nature 120, 807 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120807e0
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