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LOOKING to the south and south-east from the Bel Alp, the play of silent lightning among the clouds and mountains is sometimes very wonderful. It may be seen palpitating for hours, with a barely appreciable interval between the thrills. Most of those who see it regard it as lightning without thunder—Blitz ohne Donner, Wetterleuchten, I have heard it named by German visitors.
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TYNDALL, J. Sheet Lightning. Nature 28, 54 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/028054a0
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