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An early record of ball lightning: Oliva (Spain), 1619

Abstract:

In a primary documentary source we found an early record of ball lightning (BL), which was observed in the monastery of Pi (Oliva, southeastern Spain) on 18 October 1619. The ball lightning was observed by at least three people and was described as a "rolling burning vessel" and a "ball of fire". The ball lightning appeared following a lightning flash, showed a mainly horizontal motion, crossed a wall, smudged an image of the Lady of Rebollet (then known as Lady of Pi) and burnt her ruff, and overturned a cross.

Año de publicación:

2018

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    Fuente:

    scopusscopus

    Tipo de documento:

    Article

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Ciencias naturales

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Electricidad y electrónica

    Contribuidores:

    F. Dominguez-CastroF. Dominguez-Castro