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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
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An account of the observations, made by the Philosophical Academy at Paris, May 12 1667. about 9. of the clock in the morning, of an Halo or circle about the Sun; together with a discourse of M. Hugens de Zulechem, concerning the cause of these meteors, as also that of Parelia's or Mock-suns. Englished out of French by the Publisher, to whom it was sent but lately from the worth author of the said discourse

    The Diameter of this Circle, which was exactly observ'd, was found to be of 44 degrees, and the breadth of the Limb thereof, of about half a degree.

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