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A White Sea

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DURING the recent voyage of the P. and O. Co. s.s. India to London I had an opportunity (owing to the kindness of Captain Worcester) of witnessing what seems to be a rare phenomenon. The commander had seen it two or three times in the course of his experience. No one else on board knew anything about it, and I should be glad of a reference to any detailed description.

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BARRETT, J. A White Sea. Nature 58, 496–497 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/058496c0

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