The aurora borealis as described in Norges Naturlige Historie (1752) / Natürliche Historie von Norwegen (1753) / Natural History of Norway (1755)

• Published in: Aurorae Borealis Studia Classica
• Main Author: Aspaas, Per Pippin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Humanities: 000::History: 070::Recent history (before 1800): 082; VDP::Humaniora: 000::Historie: 070::Nyere tids historie (før 1800): 082; Arctic; Norway; Arctic University of Norway; UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18032; https://doi.org/10.7557/absc.2019.7

The seventh volume in the series consists of extracts from Erich Pontoppidan's Natural History of Norway, originally published in Danish in 1752 and soon followed by a German (1753) and an English edition (1755). All three editions are included, with extracts covering Pontoppidan's treatment of the aurora borealis and closely related subjects. They are introduced by a biographical essay and summaries of contents by Per Pippin Aspaas from UiT The Arctic University of Norway.