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DOUBTLESS many of your readers witnessed the magnificent aurora which occurred on Sunday, February 4. If any one else has noted the position of the radiant point, as seen from this station, the following observations, made somewhat roughly, from this place (lat. 53° 17′ 8″ N., long. 6° 10′ 22″ W., nearly) may be of use in determining approximately the height of that point above the earth.
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CLOSE, M. The Aurora Borealis of Feb. 4th. Nature 5, 284 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/005284a0
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