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Phantom of the Poles: Chapter VII. The Aurora: Its Wonder...

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THE aurora is not, as supposed by many, an accumulation of electricity, or magnetic force, around the poles; it is nothing more nor less than the reflection upon the clouds, ice, and snow of a burning volcano, prairie-or forest-fire in the interior of the earth. This fancy coloring, seen in many cases, may be caused in different ways. First, the burning material--of kinds too numerous to mention--might produce any and all colors.

Phantom of the Poles: Chapter VII. The Aurora: Its Wonder...

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