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it was verv near me ; which might be one Caufe of’ 
the great Yividnefs of its Colours, and of my diftin- 
guifhing the inner Arches. But whether this was the 
only Caufe of thole Appearances, or whether they 
might not be owing to fome particular Difpofirion 
of the Atmofphere at that Time, 1 muchqueftion : 
As well bccaufe I have often feen Rainbows which 
have been very near me, and oppofed to a bright 
Sun, wherein I could notdifccrn thefe inner Orders 
of Colours, as that I have heard from fome intel- 
ligent Perfons, that fome very bright Rainbows were 
feen foon after the Solar Eclipfe which happened on 
the 14th of July 1748. particularly that an unufually 
vivid and diftind Rainbow was obferv'd at Twick- 
enham three or four Days after that Eclipfe, which 
agrees with the Day on which I faw the above-men- 
tion'd Appearance. 
Bb 2 ’ II. A 
