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Triple Rainbow
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Triple Rainbow

  • R. P. GREG1 

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IN the afternoon about 5.30 a week or ten days ago, I noticed a rainbow of the ordinary type, and quite complete, which lasted about five minutes; the portion to the right hand then faded away, as well as the upper and lower portions apparently of that part of the bow visible to the left hand; but the middle portion of the remainder of the bow divided apparently into three parts, each one complete in their prismatic colouring, and yet none of them parallel to each other.

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