Paper, 'Observations of the lumen boreale [aurora borealis], or streaming' by William Derham Derham describes a 'lumen boreale' witnessed on 8 October 1726, and provides Mr Wasse's account of the phenomenon. Includes a figure of the aurora borealis in text. Subject: Astronomy Read to the Royal Society on 8 June 1727 Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations on the lumen boreale, or streaming on Oct 8, 1726, by the Reverand Mr. W. Derham, F. R. S' 1727