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I HAVE recently employed a simple device for giving to an audience a vivid idea of an aurora, and that has been to paint a representation of it with Balmain's luminous paint. When dry the drawing may be hung up in the lecture-hall and covered with black tissue-paper until required. At the appointed time the lights are lowered, the tissue-paper withdrawn, and magnesium wire burnt in front of the painting. I had last week the pleasure of showing this to an audience of 500 persons, and from the expressions of curiosity and approval found it to be a very taking experiment.
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ACKROYD, W. Lecture Representation of the Aurora Borealis. Nature 23, 458–459 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/023458f0
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