Observations on an Aurora Borealis
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Date: August 1872
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 60, Box 7, Folder: Aurora
Observations taken from 9 p.m. August 3th to 2 a.m. August 9, 1872 in Holt County, Missouri, of an aurora. Detailed, timed observations on a single sized document in purple ink.
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
After he was appointed Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Joseph Henry's first major project was to create the Smithsonian Meteorological Project by using a countrywide network of voluntary observers to record climate information and send it to the Smithsonian via the growing telegraph network. The Smithsonian Meteorological Project existed from 1846-1870 and led to the founding of the National Weather Service.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 60, Box 7, Folder: Aurora
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
August 1872
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Missouri
SIA2010-0731
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 12.5h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper