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towards the sun, and situated at the distance of 22° from the 

 circle first mentioned, the one S.E., and the other S.W. of 

 the sun ; the latter of these was seen at Christchurch, and 

 both were seen at the Isle of Wight. 



At Stone, near Aylesbury, the observer saw some phaeno- 

 mena at 3^ p.m., different in some respects from those seen by 

 the other observers. 



1st. The upper part of the circle of 22° radius, of which the 

 sun occupied the centre, was seen, and the colours were vivid. 



2nd. There were segments of two circles, about 95° in ex- 

 tent, whose diameters were both 22°, and which cut each other 

 verticall}' above the sun. 



3rd. These segments terminated at the distance of about 

 14° on each side of the sun, and at these points there were two 

 bright and luminous mock suns. The one on the W. was 

 accompanied by a bright and long ray of light. The phseno- 

 mena were visible during two hours, and an elaborate drawing 

 was made of the appearances. 



The whole of the papers and drawings are deposited in the 

 archives of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. 



The following meteorological observations made at the 

 Royal Observatory at about the time of the appearance of the 

 halo, are published by permission of the Astronomer Royal. 



