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and laftly, from the Colour of th z Aurora to the bright- 
eft Flames. And this Order was repeated innumerable 
Times throughout the whole Scene. The whole was as 
bright, and in many Refpeds refembled a Series of Rain- 
bows vertically pofited ; and in this View the Gene- 
rality of People will always remember if. And indeed 
were the Heavens to be difpofed into innumerable 
Rainbows ( excepting only the greater Number of 
primitive Colours) it would fcarce exceed this Phae- 
nomenon in Beauty : And the Knot from whence it 
feemed to proceed, farfurpaffes any of the Rednefs of 
that Meteor, and even Blood itfelf. It may not be 
amifs to obferve here, that the Weftern Breeze has 
been for fome time fince perfectly lulled } nor is there 
the leaft Motion in any Part of the Heavens. 
The Northern Bank of Vapours has all along con- 
tinued, and now reaches from W. to E by S. its great- 
eft Height about 8L 
Ob ser.v a tion XXL 9 11 3 5'. 
The bloody Knot wholly vanifhed j though feveral 
of the defending Striae remain entire, and in many 
Places Parts of others, all of the fame Direction, and 
a fainter Colour than before. The Sky is perfectly 
calm and ferene. 
Observation XXII. 9 11 41'. 
The Northern Regions retain a bright Aurora, in- 
terfperfed with a reddifti Caft. From the Zenith is 
diffufed a very extenfive red Vapour, reaching to the 
Southward near 30° from the Zenith, and from thence 
converging towards the Eaftern and Weftern Horizon, 
where it meets, the one E by S. and the other W S W. 
