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bright halo around the moon, at 24j degrees from her ; and in this 

 on the wefiern fide, in the moon's almacantar, was formed an 

 imperfed parafehne, the tail extending weflward, and ill de- 

 fined. The wind had been at N. W. all the evening, with 

 light breezes, but fuddenly died away when the parafeline 

 appeared ; prefently the moon was covered with clouds, and 

 the wind came to S. W. Barom. 29, 6 1, therm. $()i. 



