 I have generally observed a coppery or yellow sunset to foretel rain; but, as an indication of wet weather approaching, nothing is more certain than a halo round the moon, which is produced by the precipitated water ; and the larger the circle, the nearer...  The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart - Page 461by John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 547 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1828 - 746 pages
...red has a tint of purple. “HAL.—DO you know why this tint portends fine weather? “Pwrs.—The air when dry, I believe, refracts more red, or heatmaking,...have generally observed a coppery or yellow sunset to foretel rain; but, as an indication of wet weather approaching, nothing is more certain than a halo... | |
 | 1829 - 786 pages
...clouds are red in the west, with a tint of purple, it portends fine weather, because the air when dry refracts more red or heat-making rays; and as dry...transparent, they are again reflected in the horizon. A coppery or yellow sunset generally foretells rain ; but as an indication of wet weather approaching,... | |
 | 1828 - 456 pages
...when they have a tint of purple, portend fine weather. The reason of which is, that the air, when dry, refracts more red or heat-making rays ; and as dry...transparent, they are again reflected in the horizon. A coppery or yellow sunset generally foretels rain ; but as an indication of wet weather approaching,... | |
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...for the red has a tint of purple. HAL. — Do you know why this tint portends fine weather? PHYS. — The air when dry, I believe, refracts more red, or...have generally observed a coppery or yellow sunset to foretel rain; but, as an indication of wet weather approaching, nothing is more certain than a halo... | |
 | 1828 - 450 pages
...when they have a tint of purple, portend fine weather. The reason of which is, that the air, when dry, refracts more red or heat-making rays ; and as dry...transparent, they are again reflected in the horizon. A coppery or yellow sunset generally foretels rain ; but as an indication of wet weather approaching,... | |
 | 1828 - 596 pages
...red in the west, with a tint of purple, it portends fine weather, because the air when dry retracts more red, or heat-making rays ; and as dry air is not perfectly transparent, they arc again reflected in the horizon. A coppery or yellow sun set generally foretels rain : but, as an... | |
 | 1828 - 724 pages
...red has a tint of purple. " HAL. — Do you know why this tint portends fine weather ? " PHYS. — The air when dry, I believe, refracts more red, or...have generally observed a coppery or yellow sunset to foretel rain ; but, as an indication of wet weather approaching, nothing is more certain than a halo... | |
 | John S. Skinner - 1829 - 436 pages
...when they have a tint of purple, portend fine weather. The reason of which is, that the air, when dry, refracts more red, or heat-making rays; and as dry...transparent, they are again reflected in the horizon. A copper, or yellow sunset, generally foretells rain; but as an indication of wet weather approaching,... | |
 | 1829 - 832 pages
...when they have a tint of purple, portend fine weather. The reason of which is, that the air, when dry, refracts more red or heat-making rays ; and as dry...transparent, they are again reflected in the horizon. A copper or yellow sunset generally foretells rain ; but as an indication of wet weather approaching,... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1829 - 784 pages
...west, with a tint of purple, it portends fine weather, because the air when dry refracts more retí or heat-making rays ; and as dry air is not perfectly...transparent, they are again reflected in the horizon. A coppery or yellow sunset generally foretells rain ; but as an indication of wet weather approaching,... | |
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