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fince been found to have a pale Light like an Atmof- 
phere furrounding it. 
Quer. 2. Is not the Solar Atmofphere liable to fre- 
quent' Fermentations, and fubfequent Precipitations 
of its groffer Parts towards the Surface of the Sun ? 
and are not the different Degrees of Brightnefs 
and Tranfparency owing hereunto ? fince the 
Changes in our Air, or Atmofphere, are not fuffici- 
ent to account for the Non-appearance of the Zo- 
diacal Light in fome convenient Seafons, and clear 
Nights. • 
Shier. 3. May not the Spots, fo often of late ob- 
ferved in the Surface of the Sun, be owing to thefe 
Precipitations of the groffer Parts of the Zodiacal 
Light , fince there feems to be fome Analogy or 
Correfpondence between the Frequency, Ceffation and 
Returns of thefe Spots, with the Ceifation, Returns 
and Apparitions of the Zodiacal Light ? 
Shier. 4 Are not the Inferior Planets, Mercury 
and Ferns , almoft always immerfed in the Zodiacal 
Matter? and may not that be one Reafon why his 
fo difficult to obferve Spots in them? May not a 
Change, the Denfity, or Magnitude of the Solar At- 
mofphere, be one Reafon why the Aftronorners at 
Paris have not been able to obferve thofe Spots in the 
Difkof Fenus that have been taken Notice of, and 
defcribed by Mr, Bianchini at Rome , a little before, 
fince the Telefcopes at Paris were of equal Length 
and Goodnefs ? 
Shier. 
