Ancient Philosophy

Volume 42, Issue 2, Fall 2022

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Pages 509-513

Corona Observations
The Solar Eclipse in Aëtius ii 24.1

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.’