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ALTHOUGH the blue sun and moon are noteworthy phenomena, the physical origin of the colour does not appear to be well known. While, therefore, the following explanation is presumably neither novel nor complete, it may interest those who wish for “the vivid colouring of a physical illustration”.
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PAUL, W., JONES, R. Blue Sun and Moon. Nature 168, 554 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168554a0
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