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covered about half of the interjacent /pace betw’een 
Urfa Major and the horizon. The light cafl: by this 
mofi: remarkable crepufciilum feemed much to exceed 
that of the full moon. It was not, however, of any 
long continuance ; the whole being abforbed by dark 
fufeous clouds, in lefs than a quarter of an hour after 
I fird perceived it. This I could not help confider- 
ing as a fort of fequel to the unufual phaenomenon 
that had prefented itfelf to my view about two hours 
before. 
Since I began this paper, I have been informed by 
Mr. Parfons, fludent of Chrift-Church, that he and 
the Reverend Mr. Whitchurch, likewife ftudent of 
Chrift-Chiirch, on Thurfday, September 21, 1769, 
between 8^ and p*' P. M. difeovered a dark and 
blackifli cloud, or vapour, in the north, contiguous to 
the horizon j from whence i/Tued a meteor, which 
bore a much greater refernblance to that of Decem- 
ber 5, 1737, both in colour and extent, than the 
luminous appearance I had obferved twelve days be- 
fore. The colour of this meteor was fo vivid, and 
the whole formed fo lively a reprefentation of a 
great deep red flame, that thofe gentlemen, as well 
as others that faw it, imagined fome of the houfes in 
the town to be fet on fire ; but, upon inquiry, found 
that no fuch accident had happened. It tinged a con- 
fiderable tradt in the northern part of the hemi- 
fphere, and particularly the fpace between Urfa 
Major and the horizon. It foon grew very pale, 
and its total extm^lion was fo fully completed by 
8^ 45' P. M. that not the faintefl: traces of it could 
then . be difeerned. 
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