Abstract

SCHRODER, W.. The great aurora of January 18, 1770. Geofís. Intl [online]. 2010, vol.49, n.3, pp.165-166. ISSN 2954-436X.

The development of the great aurora of January 18, 1770 has been discussed in a fundamental paper by Silberschlag and other authors.The aurora was observed in middle and low latitudes and of course in northern latitudes. In Central Europe it displayed all typical auroral forms, including the Corona. From original old accounts, the development of this aurora is traced.

Keywords : Aurora; historical aurorae; auroral records; magnetism and auroras.

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