Title

John Dalton's diagram showing the reason for the curved appearance of the aurora due to the curvature of the Earth and it's atmosphere

Caption

Engraving depicting John Dalton's diagram showing the reason for the curved appearance of the aurora due to the curvature of the Earth and it's atmosphere. John Dalton (1766-1844) an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. Dated 18th Century

Date

18th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A16_159

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (1,8Mb) / 21,0in x 11,1in / 6287 x 3335 (300dpi)

Keywords

18th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated John Dalton Diagram Aurora Space Astronomy History of Astronomy Curved Earth Atmosphere English England Chemist Chemistry History of Chemistry Physicist Physics History of Physics Meteorologist Meteorology History of Meteorology Meteor 18th Century