TEN SUNS IN THE SKY!
The ancient Chinese records tell of a "Place of Ten Suns," where "Ten Suns rose and shone together" (see Appendix, note 1).
Seven Suns were also seen shining together in the sky! and at night (if indeed we can call it "night") as many as seven moons! (What a haunt for lovers and poets!)
Five Suns were also beheld (see note 2).
What Liars those Chinese writers are!
Figure 1. Spectacle of Five Suns.
Very good; but why not denounce all our own Arctic navigators as a pack of Liars? They all tell about more Suns than one! A picture of Five (see Figure 1) is furnished by a most eminent explorer (note 3). The dictionaries and cyclopedias of our careful publishers call the appearance of two or more suns (or moons) a Parhelion. The number of the multiplied "luminaries" never exceeds Ten (note 4). There actually is a "Place of Ten Suns."
Ten Suns say the Ancients.
Ten Suns say the Moderns.