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I. Jn Account of a Parhelion feen in Ireland. In 
two Letters from Arthur Dobbs Efq-^ o/Caftle 
Dobbs m the County 0/ Antrim, to his IBrotlyer 
Mr, Richard Dobbs of Trinity-College in 
Dublin 3 and by this lajl communicated to the (^yal 
Society, 
I Saw a pretty diftinguilliable Earhelion here on 
Thurfday Evening, of which I fend you the Ac- 
count below, as I minuted it down after I came Home, 
having been in the Fields when I law it. 
March zzd 17X5, about half an Hour after 5 in the 
Afternoon nearly, I faw a diflinguifliable Ear he lion, 
the Sun near W eft^ about an Hour high, the Wind and 
Carry of the Clouds, about N. and by E. the Sky in 
fcveral Places obfcured with light Clouds, and the Sun 
entring into one fbmewhat more watery, yet fb as to 
diftinguifli its Disk, At firfl; appeared below the Sun, 
breaking out of the Cloud, flich Rays as are ulually 
feen in an Evening, in a Sky interfperled with Clouds. 
In a little Time appear’d at the fame Height with the 
Sun, as near as I could guefs, having no Inftru- 
ment, a luminous Spot, being about four Times the 
largenefs of the Sun’s Disk, and about 30 D. di- 
flant from the Sun to the Southward, which was 
covered with the lively Shades of red and yellow 
on the Side next the Sun, and encreafed in Splendor 
(fo as fcarce to be born by the naked Eye) till it ex- 
ceeded the Brightnefs of the Sun, which was then un- 
der a thin Cloud, fo as eafily to perceive his Disk. 
After this had appeared about 3 or 4 Minutes, I find- 
ing it to be a real Earhelion^ began to look about for 
the Halo they generally appear in 3 and as I obferved 
fome 
