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. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. Tin. All:..1: On another occasion, December 3d, I find myself saying, Theaurora commenced its fantastic dances at 5 It now stretches. ACTOEA, DECEMBEB 17, 1SG0. THE WORLD ON FIKE. 151 its arch across the heavens from to W., the whole southerlyof the vessel. Though not at first so, yet now their base is ofprismatic colors. I know of no phenomenon more deeply inter-esting than that which is to be seen here every fair night in theaurora. Again, on another morning, December 17th, at six oclock, Iwrite, The heavens arc beaming with auror
. Arctic researches, and life among the Esquimaux;. Tin. All:..1: On another occasion, December 3d, I find myself saying, Theaurora commenced its fantastic dances at 5 It now stretches. ACTOEA, DECEMBEB 17, 1SG0. THE WORLD ON FIKE. 151 its arch across the heavens from to W., the whole southerlyof the vessel. Though not at first so, yet now their base is ofprismatic colors. I know of no phenomenon more deeply inter-esting than that which is to be seen here every fair night in theaurora. Again, on another morning, December 17th, at six oclock, Iwrite, The heavens arc beaming with aurora. The appearanceof this phenomenon is quite changed from what it has the aurora shoots up in beams scattered over the wholecanopy, all tending to meet at zenith. Plow multitudinous arethe scenes presented in one hour by the aurora! This morningthe changes are very rapid and magnificent. Casting the eye inone direction, I view the instantaneous flash of the aurora shoot-ing up and spreading out its beautiful rays, gliding this way, thenreturning, swinging to and fro like the pendulum of a mightyclock. I cast my eyes to another point; there instantaneouschanges are going on.
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