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ATMOgFHREICA’l PHENOMENA- 
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On the 28th of August, lf*98, about eight od^ 
morning, there was seen, at Siilbury, in Sufi9j 
pearance of three suns, which were then extremely jt , 
Beneath a dark, watery cloud, in the east, and 
centre, the true sun shone with such strong 
the spectators could not look at it ; and on each 
the reflections. Much of the firmament was els® 
gn azure colour. The circles were not coloure^^g 
rainbow, but white ; and there was also, at the ,f ., 
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higher in the firmament, and towards the soutm 
siderable distance from the other phenomena, the 
moon, but apparently of double the 
s turned upward. This appearance 
half 
horns turned upward. This appearance 
fiery red colour, imitating that of the j 
after having cont' 
phenomena faded gradually. 
two hours. 
Two mock suns, an arc of a rainbow 
halo, were seen at Lyndon, in the county , 
the 22d of October, 1 721, at eleven in tlie 
had been an aurora borealis the preceding t“S / 
wind at west-soutii-west. The two parhelia, 
were bright and distinct, and in the usual p^ 
in the two intersections of a strong and larg® 
halo, with an imaginary circle parallel to , jts 
passing through the true sun. Each pathelion 
a white colour, and in direct opposition to ^5 . 
that towards the east being 20 degrees 
long, and that towards the west 10° or 12°, ho 
the remote ends. The mock suns were j,r 
towards the sun, but pale or whitish at the 
ih at tne 
as was tire halo also. Still higher in the 
of a curiously inverted rainbow, about tW / 
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V/i a cuiiuuai.^ 
distance between the top of the halo and the 
distinct in its colours as the com 
arc was as uisuucl m us cuiuuis as y 
and of the same breadth. The red coloo^^ 
convex, 
seemed to be about 90° in length, its centre ' 
the vertex. 
and the blue on the concave ^ftig 
e about 90° in length, its centre ° jol V,J 
On tire top of the halo was ajt 
bright arc. This phenomenon was seen on 
day, and, again, on tire 26th. 
vitaji, , — 
month, September, a very splendid and 
borealis, presenting truly unaccountable m 
