V. An Account of a very extraordinary Eject of Rerrac- 
TION, observed at Ramsgate, by the Reverend S. Vince, 
. A.M. F.R.S. Phounian Professor of Astronomy and Ex- 
perimental Philosophy at Cambridge. Communicated by 
Parrick Witson, Esq; F. RS. Epin. 
[Read 5th January 1807.| 
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HE: phenomenon about to be defcribed, was feen on. Aus 
guft 6. 1806, about feven in the evening; the air being 
very ftill, and a little hazy. The tops of the:four turrets: of 
Dover Caftle ufually appear above the hill, lying. between 
Ramfgate and Dover; but, :at the above-ftated time, not only 
the tops were vifible, but the whole of the Cattle, appearing as 
if it were fituated on the fide of the hill next to peng and. 
rifing as much above the hill as ufual. 
, Let, AB (Plate VIII. Fig. 1.), reprefent the termination Be the 
hills v, x, W,y, the tops of the four turrets of the Caftle, as they 
ufually appear. - But, at the time above mentioned, befides thus 
feeing the turrets, the whole Caftle mr s was vifible, and aps 
peared as if it had been brought over and placed onthe Ramfgaté 
fide of the hill, as|reprefented inthe figure. This! phenomenon 
was' fo. very fingular and unexpected, that, at firft fight, I 
thought i it to be fome illufion ; but, uponicontinuing my obfer- 
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