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1. n. British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893) Source: ecdict

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gases absorption atmosphere blue born british daylight experiments explain first heat his Ireland person physicist radiant remembered sky sound transmission transparency

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