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The Java Eruption

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THE accompanying paragraph may be of interest in connection with the Java catastrophe. I may mention that from the 28th of last month, when I first noticed it, there has been an exceptional red glow after sundown, and a strange green tint in the sky, while till the last few days the moon has had a distinctly green tint; this green tint has been noticed in many parts of India.

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CONSTABLE, F. The Java Eruption. Nature 29, 55 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/029055c0

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