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This Mock-Sun was not inferior to the other B, in 
Brightnefs, for the naked Eye could no more bear it 
than that. (2 6) Its Light was white; (27) its Figure 
round, and its Size equal to that of the Sun S. (28) 
This ‘Parhelion A, fhot out the Stream IL, which was 
redlinear, white and refplendent, eight Degrees long, 
and, as far as I could poflibly difcover, void of Co- 
lours; (2p) for it appear'd among fmall white broken 
Clouds, and lafted fomewhat longer than the former, 
without changing its Figure. (30) Upon the Suns 
being hid by thick Clouds about half an Hour after 
Eleven, both thefe Mock- Suns difappear'd, but be- 
came vifible again, upon the Sun's {Lining bright. 
The Whole of the Ph£nomena obferved in thefe 
‘Parhelia comes to this : That the true Sun, S, was 
accompanied by two Parhelia , both 20 Degrees dis- 
tant from the Sun, one on each Side, and having near- 
ly the fame Altitude with the Sun from the Horizon. 
Above the Parhelia , part of a Rainbow furrounded 
the Zenith ; and each of the Parhelia fent forth a 
bright luminous Stream or Tail, one redilinear and 
white, file other fomewhat curved and coloured. 
Moreover, from the weftern Parhelion y a Stream pa- 
rallel to the Horizon , and fomewhat pointed, ex- 
tended itfelf on the Side oppofite to the Sun ; and 
this Scene lafted the two Hours of Ten and Eleven 
before Noon, until thick Clouds put an end to it. 
There was no Appearance of an entire Crown, fuch as 
ufually accompanies Parhelia , and encircles the Sun ; 
although I obferved the Trad of the Sky near the Sun, 
both with the naked Eye and through Glafles. 
As to the State of the Heavens on the nth of Ja- 
nuary 7 when the Parhelia were obferved; early in 
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