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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Note 430 — VIII. OF THE COURT.

Henri Van Laun translation

A parhelion is a mock sun or meteor near the sun, sometimes tinged with colours; a parallax is the difference between its position as seen from some point on the earthʼs surface and its position as seen from some other conventional point.

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