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NOTICING a communication in NATURE (p. 361) regarding the phenomenon of a circular rainbow, I thought it worth while to mention a case which lately came under my observation. Standing on a point of rock just opposite the beautiful falls of Montmorenci, Quebec, I was surprised to see a rainbow in the form of a circle passing through my feet. The spray from the falls was being blown into a deep cove in front of me, and the sun was high in the heavens behind. The primary was well defined and very beautiful; the secondary was faint. I understand that the conditions for seeing this circular rainbow are not often favourable at Montmorenci; still it may not be amiss to advise intending visitors not to stop at the bottom of the steps which lead clown below the falls, but to clamber over the rocks as near the water as possible.
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GOODWIN, W. Circular Rainbow seen from a Hill-top. Nature 30, 465 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/030465a0
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