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