1. On the Colour of the Mediterranean and other Waters

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Abstract
The investigation was at first undertaken with a view of determining how the blue colour of the water of the Mediterranean is produced, and of finding the explanation of the different colour phenomena seen in that sea. The investigation was afterwards extended to other waters.The experiments were made with a special view of determining whether the selective reflection or the selective absorption theory gave the correct explanation of the blueness seen in water.