An early record of ball lightning: Oliva (Spain), 1619

In a primary documentary source we found an early record of ball lightning (BL), which was observed in the monastery of Pi (Oliva, southeastern Spain) on 18 October 1619. The ball lightning was observed by at least three people and was described as a <q>rolling burning vessel</q> and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: F. Domínguez-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-05-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:https://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/9/79/2018/hgss-9-79-2018.pdf