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The Milky Way

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YOUR correspondent, Mr. Jeremiah, after quoting the words of the Llangadock “Oracle,” adds, “meaning that the wind will blow from that quarter.” Did Mr. Jeremiah interpret the man's meaning correctly? If so it is at variance with a popular belief in Hampshire, viz., that in whichever way the Milky Way may be seen over night, the wind is sure to blow across it, or at right angles to it on the following day.

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REEKS, H. The Milky Way. Nature 3, 108 (1870). https://doi.org/10.1038/003108c0

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