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Where does the sky's blue come from?
Our familiar sky is made by sunlight and the very small molecules in the air.
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Our familiar sky is made by sunlight and the very small molecules in the air.
A screen adds light; ink on paper absorbs some of it. Move the same photograph between the two, and the differences involve white, black, the range of reproducible colors, and even the lighting in the room.