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THE following is the substance of an appeal for observations made by Herr O. Jesse in the spring. The time of year in which the clouds appear in these latitudes has now elapsed; I have seen no sign of them this summer, either in this country or while travelling in the Alps. But as Mr. D. J. Rowan saw them (see NATURE, June 13, p. 151) it is very desirable that they should be looked for in all parts of the world. I see Mr. Le Conte assumes (October 3, p. 544) that Mr. Rowan is correct in calling these clouds self-luminous—which conclusion I agree with Herr Jesse in considering highly improbable.
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BACKHOUSE, T. The Shining Night-Clouds—An Appeal for Observations. Nature 40, 594 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/040594d0
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