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AtMOSPHERICAL PHENOMENA. ^ 
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hanging downward on a basis of a weak red, fu 
to kindle and dart the light ^0'^.^^“- , ,/ 
to kindle ana ciarr uie nguu ' tgo' 
which passed across these two tails, and e- _ 
wnicn passcu j f ](f 
one end of the phenomenon to tlie other» -ave® V 
almost parallel to the above-mentioned cloud, ejjjjpp jf 
did effect to the whole. This surprising meteo 
little after nine o’clock ; but an abundance o ^ 
did 
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bo‘“’> 
et **V»-1.W , 
were afterwards seen in the south. 
Similar observations were made at ' 
Britain, where this phenonienon was 
ferent appearances were displayed. At 
six in the evening, the sky appeared to be m s .j|, 
arch of red light reached from the west, |f 
to the east, its northern border being ^ 
colour approaching to blue. This auror ...^r t , it 
iiwiuu, a - ‘ T after , 
form in the north, as usually happens, ana ^ o , |. 
. . ■ - .. j .....ilfVi • ''Oil*. 
lomi ui uic ijuiiii, oo ...... — / ri J 
an arch there, rise toward the zenith ; n o' 
light shiver, and spread itself, by 
hemisphere as is common ; but gradually ai . 
along the face of the heavens, till it had co ii^ i 
hemisphere; this alarmed the vulgar, 
strange sight. At Rosehill, in Sussex,^ 
strong and very steady light, nearly ot tnc 
, ° T. T 1 . 4 . J_„ 4 . IrADt 
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ochre. It did not dart or flash, but kept • 
against the wind, which blew fresh from 
agmiibt LUC wiiiAi, .. ^ ijt 
It began in the north-north-west, in torn 
light, at a quarter past six in the everiin„ ■ r J , 
minutes a fourth part of it divided iron jgsr 
III ten minutes more i o i 
se» j' 
never joined again. — - — 
arch, but did not join at top ; and at 
, . 1- ryU-f^V. 
aicii, UUL UIM. *iwi. "r 7 - - Jc 
formed a bow, disappearing soon alter. [jgik 
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and reddest at theshoiizon, and gave as m 
moon. 
luminous ARCHES, 
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In the month of March, 1774, y®''!'. P 
arch was seen at Buxton. It was white, m , grj 
arcn was seen dL ijuiiuii. ..ontiy ’ r- jv, 
and its breadth in the crown was j\f. 
of the rainbow. As it approached the a 
of the arch became gradually broader. d>^ 
and free from any sensible coruscations. 
from north-east to south-west j and it* 
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