Danish auroral science history

• Published in: History of Geo- and Space Sciences
• Main Author: P. Stauning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2011
• Subjects: Science; Q; Geology; QE1-996.5; Dynamic and structural geology; QE500-639.5; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Greenland; Moltke; Iceland; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-2-1-2011; https://doaj.org/article/7e12620ff0944c538d029b1e3fa4ae6a

Danish auroral science history begins with the early auroral observations made by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe during the years from 1582 to 1601 preceding the Maunder minimum in solar activity. Included are also the brilliant observations made by another astronomer, Ole Rømer, from Copenhagen...