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Solar Halos on May 17

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THE set of halos described by your correspondent (NATURE, May 30) was also seen in London at the same hour. The inner one had a radius of about 22°, measured by the rough method of holding a stick at arm's length, and the outer one, of which only 60° or 70° were visible on the east, of approximately twice this angle.

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BARTRUM, C. Solar Halos on May 17. Nature 89, 348 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089348a0

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