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1840: A Line Drawn Through the Eye of the Observer and the Centre of the Sun
All rainbows are portions of circles, and the eye of the observer is always opposite to the centre of the circle. The quantity of the circle seen, depends on the height of the sun above the horizon at the time … Continue reading
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