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Elias Loomis — Yale astronomer who collected and published the global aurora reports

Elias Loomis — Yale astronomer who collected and published the global aurora reports — American science writer (1811–1889)
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Elias Loomis — Yale astronomer who collected and published the global aurora reports is a person tied to the 1859 solar storm that set telegraph offices on fire.

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The Carrington Event

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Richard Christopher Carrington — English astronomer who first documented the flare

Co-documented with Elias Loomis — Yale astronomer who collected and published the global aurora reports in 1 published dossier, including “The Carrington Event”.

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Richard Hodgson — Independent observer of the flare from Highgate

Co-documented with Elias Loomis — Yale astronomer who collected and published the global aurora reports in 1 published dossier, including “The Carrington Event”.

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