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RefNoPT/74/3/2
LevelItem
TitlePainting, aurora borealis at 9h 15m by [Charles C Christie]
CreatorChristie; Charles C (fl 1835)
Date[1835]
DescriptionPlate 2, figure 2 showing the aurora borealis observed by Christie from the drawing room window of Deal Castle near Ramsgate [Kent, England] at 21:15 on 18 November 1835. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Not signed. The manuscript for this paper is wanting.

Subject: Meteorology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'Memoranda made during the appearance of the 'Aurora Borealis on the 18th of November, 1835' by Charles C Christie.

Received and read to the Royal Society on 10 December 1835.
Extent1p
FormatPainting
PhysicalDescriptionInk wash on paper, mounted on card
Dimensions265x188mm
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1836.0007
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0220
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