Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 315
dby a curious coincidence, two immense white aerialcrosses projected into the interior of the external arc.These two crosses were no doubt formed by the inter-section of circles, the remaining parts of which wereinvisible. The apparition was of a grand and solemncharacter, further increased by the… … stance, if any one, turning his back to the sun, looksinto water, he will perceive the shadow of his head, butalways very much deformed. At the same time he willsee starting from this very shadow what seem to be Halos — Parhelia, etc. 281 luminous bodies, which dart their rays in all direc-tions…
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