. The last of the Arctic voyages [microform] : being a narrative of the expedition in Assistance under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, , in search of Sir John Franklin, during the years 1852-53-54. Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Assistance (Ship); Assistance (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. I S)2 1'RISMATIC CROSS. [January/, but liithcrto without success, lie might have l)cen shot from the ship, as well as from the ' Pioneer;' but some tales of the Boatswain and some of the men or dogs be- ing mistaken for the wolf, determin
. The last of the Arctic voyages [microform] : being a narrative of the expedition in Assistance under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, , in search of Sir John Franklin, during the years 1852-53-54. Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847; Assistance (Ship); Assistance (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. I S)2 1'RISMATIC CROSS. [January/, but liithcrto without success, lie might have l)cen shot from the ship, as well as from the ' Pioneer;' but some tales of the Boatswain and some of the men or dogs be- ing mistaken for the wolf, determined me on forbidding any attempts to shoot him near the ship. Today, on my stroll towards the Crystal Palace, I no- ticed a most beautiful phenonienon (noticed hi' Pioneer's' log-book); indeed, I much doubt if in the days of Colum- bus the whole crew would not have been turned out to pay the customary adoration. I was startled, and remahicd. 1 m El â stationary for some time, watching the apparent vision. It was the customary cross formed on the moon, but in this histancc, being at a low altitude, north-east, a broad l)yramidical base tapered from the floe to meet the ver- tical ray, and thus a perfect prismatic cross, Avith its pe- destal, was most completely represented as rising from the floe. This occurred at two days before the full moon. On that emblem, whatever his creed may be, no one r,\\\ ga/e without feelings, varying according to his educa- tion, moral as well as religious !. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877; Richardson, John, Sir, 1787-1865. Notes on the natural history. London : L. Reeve
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