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Luminous Phenomena on Rupture of Sea-Ice

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IN my diary for January 20, 1881, occurs the following passage. I make no attempt to account for the phenomenon, but am certain it was not caused by any reflection of the lights on board the vessel:—

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ALLEN, J. Luminous Phenomena on Rupture of Sea-Ice. Nature 24, 459–460 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/024459e0

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