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remote objects to be seen double, as if reflected in a mirror, 

 or as if suspended in the air. It is frequently seen in 

 deserts, presenting the appearance of water. 



Mist. — Water falling in very numerous but fine and almost 

 imperceptible drops. 



Parhe'lion. — A mock sun or meteor, appearing in the form of 

 a bright light near the sun, and sometimes tinged with 

 colors like the rainbow, with a luminous train. 



Hain. — Vapor precipitated upon the earth in the form of drops 

 of water. 



Ram'bow. — A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the 

 several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of 

 the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and 

 reflection of his rays in drops of failing rain. 



Snow. — A congelation of vapor pi-oduced in the middle region 

 of the air, when the temperature of the atmosphere sinks 

 below the freezing-point of water. 



Winds. — For names of winds, see Winds. 



MIXD. 



Philos'ophy (Gr. p/u7eo, I love, and soplila, wisdom). — The 



science of the attainment of truth by the way of reason. 

 JEsthet'ics (Gr. aisthetikos, fitted to perception). — The science 



of the beautiful, and philosophy oi' the Jine arts. 

 JEtiol'ogy (Gr. aida, a cause, and loffos, a discourse). — The 



science which investigates anises. 

 Analytics. — The science of analysis. 

 Anthropology (Gr. anthrupos, a man, and logos., a discourse). 



— The science of man considered physically, intellectually, 



and morally. 

 At'omism. — The theory that accounts for existence by the 



action, interaction, and combination of atoms. 

 Biol'ogy (Gr. bios, life, and logos, a discourse). — The science 



of life. 

 Cosmog'ony (Gr. Icosmos, the world, and gonos, birth). — The 



science of the origin or foundation of the universe. 

 Cosmology (Gr. kosmos, the world, and logos, a discourse). — 



Tlie science which treats of the structure and parts of the 



system of creation, the law of motion, etc. 

 Craniol'ogy (Gr. kraniun, the skull, and logos, a discourse). — 



