NEW KIND OF HALO. 237" 



XV. 



Extract of a Letter from Mr. H. Stein hauer, dated Fulneck, 

 Jan. 80, 1807. 



JLF the phenomenon below described has already attracted New kind of 

 notice, or if you think it unworthy of it, I beg you to consign it ^^^°* 

 to oblivion ;' but if it is worth attention, it may perhaps find iti 

 way into some corner of your valuabje Journal. 



June 28, 180.5, between 10 and 12 A.M. being oflf the 

 coast of North Wales, three or four miles, and the ship going 

 with a pleasant side-wind, about three knots per hour, I was 

 agreeably surprised, while standing on deck, to perceive the 

 shadow of my head in the water, environed by a luminous 

 circle, apparently eight or nine feet in diameter, of a brilliant 

 white colour. It appeared as if formed by the reflexion of the 

 rays of the sun upon minute white particles in the water. 

 However, neither sand nor perceptible globules of air could be 

 discovered* upon close examination. A similar appearance, 

 surrounding the shadow of the head, upon the dewy grass, is 

 occasionally observed shortly after sun-rise, but tinged witH 

 prismatic colours, and of small diamefer. The circular rain- 

 bow in the spray of water-falls, bears a nearer resemblance to 

 the above-mentioned appearance ; but (here was here no per- 

 ceptible spray, and an imperceptible one could hardly produce 

 the brilliant appearance. I merely mention ihe fact, as I do 

 not remember to have seen it noticed, as it may perhaps serve 

 to elucidate some hypothesis, or be applied as an example of 

 some law, observed by an unprejudiced person. 



I need hardly add, that though several viewed the pheno- 

 menon, each saw the luminous halo v?dy around his cj^a, 

 head. 



XVI. 



Letter to the Editor, concerning the Elacking for Leather, 

 SIR, 



OU will not, I trust, be offended at being consulted re- 

 specting a manufacture, humble indeed its kind, but of no 



small 



