Paper, 'An observation of three mock suns seen in London, Friday September 17 1736' by Martin Folkes Folkes describes parhelia observed on 17 September 1736, stating he 'accidentally took notice of an odd stream of coloured light, shooting upwards from the sun, as I then thought, shining through a thin waterish cloud.' Figure of parhelia attached. Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology Read to the Royal Society on 4 November 1736 Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'An observation of three mock-suns seen in London, Friday, Sept. 17, 1736' 17 September 1736