| Reference number | CLP/4i/75 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'The same observ'd at Southwick in Northamptonshire [England]' by George Lynn |
| Date | 1727 |
| Description | Lynn presents a description of an aurora borealis 'which began about six at night to be light in the north, with streaks proceeding from it, and spread gradually both towards the east and west, the south being still very clear; but before seven it left all the northern parts (except towards the zenith) and cover'd all the southern'.
Subject: Astronomy / Meteorology
Read to the Royal Society on 8 June 1727
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The same observ'd at Southwick in Northamptonshire' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1726.0050 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/13/4 |