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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
πάχνη
see also:
hoar-frost
Aristotle METE
πάχνη
Lucretius DRN
Seneca NQ
References for Greek and Latin
Modern Description
written by Susanne M Hoffmann
The coolest hours of the day are in the morning. When the dew of the night freezes in the morning, all surfaces are covered with a thin whitish cover of tiny ice crystals. They even settle on plants evoking a veiled appearance of everything.
Further Remarks
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