| Description | Letter from Manderson to Banks regarding an unusual phenomenon of the sun observed on 2 March 1812 at Falmouth [Cornwall, England]. Manderson describes a corona appearing around the sun with three parhelia and a second corona around this, with the colours of the rainbow visible in an unusual order. Manderson asks to be informed of any similar occurrences. Includes an illustration.
Subject: Meteorology / Astronomy
Written by Manderson in Tretheage, Penryn [Cornwall, England]. |