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A Rainbow Peculiarity
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A Rainbow Peculiarity

  • JOHN P. DALTON1 

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IN NATURE of March 9, p. 309, Major Lockyer asks if it is a fact of general observation that “the whole area of the inside of the primary bow is brighter than the region outside,” and he refers to the phenomenon as “a fact in Nature which appears to have been rarely noticed visually.” The following quotation from “The Divine Adventure,” by Fiona Macleod (William Sharp), shows that the mystic poet not only saw clearly into the heart of Nature, but was also a keen observer of her outward manifestations:

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DALTON, J. A Rainbow Peculiarity. Nature 109, 716 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109716e0

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