LETTER VI.. Natural Phenomena Marked With the Marvellous--Spectre

Natural phenomena marked with the marvellous--Spectre of the Brocken described--Analogous phenomena--Aërial spectres seen in Cumberland--Fata Morgana in the Straits of Messina--Objects below the horizon raised and magnified by refraction--Singular example seen at Hastings--Dover Castle seen through the hill on which it stands--Erect and inverted images of distant ships seen in the air--Similar phenomena seen in the Arctic regions--Enchanted coast--Mr. Scoresby recognizes his father’s ship by its aërial image--Images of cows seen in the air--Inverted images of horses seen in South America--Lateral images produced by refraction--Aërial spectres by reflexion--Explanation of the preceding phenomena 127