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REFERRING to the “decidedly unusual pink tinge” occasionally observed around the sun “when shining in a somewhat hazy sky, the colour being brought out with great distinctness if a light cloud happens to be passing across it” (see NATURE, March 27, p. 503), I would mention that, under the described circumstances, I have often noticed last winter a peculiar colour, to which I would apply the French term velure d'oignon (onion skin), used to describe certain kinds of champagne. I offer this suggestion, as I know the value of precise and happily chosen terms, especially in the difficult matter of the terminology of colours.
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S., O. The Remarkable Sunsets. Nature 29, 525 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/029525d0
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