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The wind was about E.S.E., gentle, with an appearance of a 

 northern current in the upper regions of the air (before sunset) . The 

 barometer about 29-5, falling ; the thermometer about 33°. The air 

 had been extremely dry. At about half-past one in the morning (five 

 hours after the commencement of the Aurora Borealis) the sky was 

 very suddenly overcast ; the stars were quite bright, when a cloud 

 formed itself, which in one or two minutes blackened the whole sky. 

 The next morning was cloudy, with black frost : some snow fell, with 

 £. wind. 



Observatory, Cambridge, March 14,1833. G. B. Airy. 



LUNAR RAINBOWS. 



To the Editors of the London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine 

 and Journal. 

 Gentlemen, — As I cannot find that any one has disproved the 

 commonly received opinion (first propagated by Aristotle) that lunar 

 rainbows are never visible except at or near the full moon, I beg to 

 mention that 1 saw one last night, during a heavy shower, at half past 

 eleven o'clock, when the moon had not completed her first quarter by 

 fourteen hours. It was entire, and very conspicuous, but colourless. 



I am, Gentlemen, your very humble Servant, 

 Redruth, 27th February, 1833. Richard Edmonds, Jun. 



COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH-DAY OF 



PRIESTLEY. 



In pursuance of the announcement in our Number for February, 

 the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth-day of Dr. Priest- 

 ley, considered as the principal founder of Pneumatic Chemistry, 

 took place at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Monday, March 26th. 

 The Chair was taken by Dr. Babington, at six o'clock, when about 

 one hundred and twenty gentlemen, comprising many of the most 

 distinguished cultivators of chemistry and other branches of science, 

 as well as amateurs and patrons of science and literature, and others 

 taking a strong interest in the reputation of Priestley, sat down to 

 dinner. Among them we observed Mr. Lubbock, Dr. Bostock, 

 Mr. Hatchett, Dr. Daubeny, Dr. Roget, Sir G. Cayley, Mr. G. W. 

 Wood, M.P., the Rev. J. Corrie, Mr. M. Phillips, M.P., Hon. D. G. 

 Halyburton, M.P., Mr. B. Hawes, Jun. M.P., Sir John Rennie, Mr. 

 G. Rennie, Dr. Prout, Mr. Travers, Sir A. Crichton, Dr. Bright, 

 Mr. Knowles, Mr. J. E. Gray, Mr. I. L. Goldsmid, Dr. Paris, Profes- 

 sor dimming, Sir Francis C. Knowles, Mr. Fox, Dr. Ure, Mr. W. 

 Smith, the Conde de Funchal, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Porrett, Mr. R. 

 Knight, Mr. A. Aikin, Mr.C.R. Aikin, Mr. Children, Dr; Rees, Mr. 

 E.Forster, Mr.Pepys, Mr.R.H. Solly, Mr. S. H. Christie, Dr. Cop- 

 land, Mr. Hennell, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Faraday, Dr.Turner, 

 Dr. Ritchie, Mr. John Taylor, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Dol- 

 lond, Dr. Marshall Hall, Mr. Brayley, jun., and Mr. Bate. After din- 

 ner the assembly was addressed on the merits of Dr. Priestley by 

 some of the most eminent men of science present. A very imperfect 

 report of the proceedings having appeared in some of the news- 

 papers, we hope to give a more full and correct account in our next 



