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a Rainbow, only the Colours very faint. It was in 
a horizontal Direction North of the Sun, and from 
it projected a long luminous Ray, which terminated 
in a Point. — It continu’d very ftrong for more 
than half an Hour after I faw if, and then vanilh’d 
away by degrees. 
P. Collinfon. 
VII. Extra& of a Letter from Mr. Benjamin 
Cooke F.R.S. to Mr. Peter Collinfon F.RS. 
concerning the Froperty of new Flanel 
fparkling in the dark. 
. Newport, Ifle of Wight, Jan. 13. 1746-7; 
Read March 19.^1 INCE I have read the Tran/aSiion 
1746 7 ‘ N°. 476. with refpeCt to the fpark- 
ling Lady, who could communicate a kind of electrical 
Fire to her Garments, I can give you an Inftance 
nearly like it, of a Lady who was furprifed at fuch 
an Appearance from a Flanel Petticoat, which fhc 
happen’d to fhake in the dark. But at laft we found, 
that new Flanel,, after fome time wearing, would 
acquire this Property ; but that it loft it by being 
wafhed. 
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