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THE following brief extract from our observatory note book may be interesting:— “Nov. 10.—For about 20° on each side of north, at 9.30– 9.40 P.M., brilliant waves of light followed one another rapidly, from two to four in a second, moving upwards, following the direction of the streamers, fading away at about 40° from the horizon. Three or four waves could be seen at once, measuring about 5° to 8° by estimation, from crest to crest. …”
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W., J. The Aurora of Nov. 9th and 10th. Nature 5, 61 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/005061b0
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