The earliest datable observation of the aurora borealis

Astronomy and Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 6.15-6.17

  Richard Stephenson, F ^a   Willis, David M ^b,c   Hallinan, Thomas J ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS;

ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION; AURORA BOREALIS; CELESTIAL OBSERVATIONS; MOST LIKELY; PRESENT VALUE;

GEOMAGNETISM;

EID: 10444274106     PISSN: 13668781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-4004.2003.45615.x     Document Type: Review

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