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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Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-05-01
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Series: | History of Geo- and Space Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/9/79/2018/hgss-9-79-2018.pdf |