The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World

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p. 137. THE RAINBOW--DECOMPOSITION OF WHITE LIGHT BY THE PRISM--FORMATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BOWS--RAINBOWS IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS--THE RAINBOW A SACRED EMBLEM--LUNAR RAINBOW--LIGHT DECOMPOSED BY CLOUDS--THEIR BEAUTIFUL COLOURS--EXAMPLES.