History of Geo- and Space Sciences (Jun 2010)

The development of the aurora of 18 January 1770

  • W. Schröder

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-1-45-2010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 45 – 48

Abstract

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The development of the great aurora of 18 January 1770 has been discussed in fundamental papers by Silberschlag, Behn and other authors. The aurora was observed in middle and low latitudes and in Northern latitude. In Central Europe it displayed all typical auroral forms, including the corona.