Description | Derham conveys an account by Mr [Thomas] Robbie (1689-1729), colonial scientist and physician from Cambridge, New England, about two 'lumina borealia' and, in greater detail, about an old oak tree, which when burnt, yielded a large quantity of salt Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 31, no 366, p 121 |
Place origin | Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England |