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Simulate the sky with milky water to find out why the sky is blue.
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Keywords: activity, experiment, scattering, simulation, sky
Record Creator: Metadata instance created January 13, 2004 by Kyle Whipple
Record Updated: Aug 20, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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May 26, 2006
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AIP Format
(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Dickson), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20111025184310/https://www.csiro.au/resources/blue-sky-activity.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
Why is the Sky Blue? (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Dickson), <http://web.archive.org/web/20111025184310/https://www.csiro.au/resources/blue-sky-activity.html>.
APA Format
Why is the Sky Blue?. (2006, May 26). Retrieved June 21, 2025, from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization: http://web.archive.org/web/20111025184310/https://www.csiro.au/resources/blue-sky-activity.html
Chicago Format
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. Why is the Sky Blue?. Dickson: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, May 26, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20111025184310/https://www.csiro.au/resources/blue-sky-activity.html (accessed 21 June 2025).
MLA Format
Why is the Sky Blue?. Dickson: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. 26 May 2006. 21 June 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20111025184310/https://www.csiro.au/resources/blue-sky-activity.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Why is the Sky Blue?}, Publisher = {Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {21 June 2025}, Month = {May 26, 2006}, Year = {} }
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%0 Electronic Source %D May 26, 2006 %T Why is the Sky Blue? %I Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization %V 2025 %N 21 June 2025 %8 May 26, 2006 %9 text/html %U http://web.archive.org/web/20111025184310/https://www.csiro.au/resources/blue-sky-activity.html


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