the mixture of any other colour. It palled through the midft 
of the Sun’s Dis f, and was parallel to the Horizon. Its Diameter 
was above a hundred degrees,afid its Center not far from the 
Tfenith* 
The Second was much lefs and defedive in fame places, ha- 
wing the Colours' of a Rainbow, efpccially in thatpart, which 
was within the great Circle. It had the true Sun for its Center. 
The Third was lefs, than the firft, but greater than the fecondj 
it was not entire, but only an Arch or Portion of a Circle, whole 
Center was far diftant from that of the Sun, and whofe circum- 
ference did, by its middle, joyn to that of the leaft Circle, in- 
terfering the greateft Circle by its two extreams. In this Cir- 
cle were difcerned alfo the Colours of a Rainbow, but they 
were not fo ftrong, as thofe of the Second, 
At the place, where the circumference of this Third Circle did 
dole with that of the Second , there was a great brightnefs of 
Rainbow-Colours, mixt together ; And at the two extremities, 
where this Second Circle interfered the Firfi , appear’d two Par- 
helia's or Mock-funs^which Ihone very bright, but not fo bright, 
nor were fo well defined, as the true Sun. The Falfe Sun, that 
was towards the South, was bigger, and far more luminous, 
then that towards the Eafi. Befides thofe two Parhelia's 3 which 
were on the two ftdes of the true Sun, in the interferion of the 
Firfi and Third Circle, there was alfo upon the Firfi great Circle, 
a third MockTun, fituated to the North, which was lefs and lefs 
bright, than the two others. So that at the fame time there were 
feen Four Suns in the heavens. 
Figure II. will illuftrate the Pofition of this Phenomenon. 
A. The Zenith or the Point Vertical of the place of Observation. 
Ik. The true Sun, 
S C H N. The great Circle , altogether White , almofl parallel to 
the Horizon, which pafs'd through the True Suns Dtspe , and upon 
which were the Falfe Suns. 
D E B O. A Rain-how about the Sun, forming an entire Circle ,but 
interrupted in fome places. 
H D N. A portion of a Circle , that was Bxcentric\ to the Sun, 
and greater than the Circle DiBO, which touch'd DEBO, and 
was confounded with it in the point D» 
H N. The 
