Corona Observations

Ancient Philosophy 42 (2):509-513 (2022)
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Aetius 2.24.1 includes a reference to the ‘corona’ apparent during a total solar eclipse, and suggests a theory, also discernible in Plutarch, that it is a case of the optical phenomenon known as a ‘halo.’

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