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IL The fame obferv^d at ^2onihvif{(^ in North* 
amptonfhlre. ' ^ ^George* Ly nn^ ^ Efq;\ f' 
Otl. 8, \o SEarom .Alt.^hermlWind fair 
Morn. \ 29. 90 I ^4. iW. i.f and clear. 
T his Evening appear’d an Aurora Borealis ^ I 
think, full as remarkable as that in Mar. 1716, 
tho’ varying in Form : It began about Six at Night to 
be light in the North, with Streaks proceeding from 
it, and fpread gradually both towards the Eaft and 
Wed, the South being (till very clear; but before Se- 
ven it left all the Northern Parts ("except towards the 
Zenith)'- and cover’d all the Southern. Soon alter 
which, there appear’d a white Arch proceeding from 
Ealt to Weft, palling near the Zenith, but more South, 
which Teemed fix’d for a time ; but about 10 Minutes 
paft Seven was difperfed, and immediately fucceeded 
by a kind of Glory of an Oval Form, the longer Axis 
from Eaft to Weft, fomething South of the Zenith, 
with Rays Ihooting up from all parts, and interchan- 
ging fwiltly, for about 15” or 20 Degrees from it ; the 
reft of the Heavens (except the North, which ftill 
continued very clear^ affording various Pha^nomena. 
In the Eaft there was a quick Succeffion of Columns 
of the Ir 'u Colours, inclinable to White, the Weft to 
Purple, and about the South-Weft, for a good fpace, 
appeared almoft a blood red Corufcation, which conti- 
nued y or 6 Minutes. 
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