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There has been much debate about who discovered the auroras, but ancient Chinese and Greek people have been studying these natural wonders for years, and the ancient Eskimos and Scandinavians have been known to reference them as early as 700 AD. The person that actually brought everyone's attention to the auroras was Benjamin Franklin, even though a French astronomer Pierre Gassedni was credited for given the name of the aurora borealis (the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas) in 1612.
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∙ 13y agoAurora Borealis is the name of a number of separate characters in computer games, because of the feminine sound of the term. But it is simply the scientific name for the "Northern Lights", the lights in the sky around the magnetic North Pole.
It gets its name from Aurora, who was the Roman goddess of dawn, and Boreas, which was the Latin word for the North wind.
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The Aurora borealis is caused by the what?
Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.
Use Aurora in a sentence?
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, is fascinating. happy?
When was the Aurora borealis founded?
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Is the Aurora Borealis typically strongest near the equator?
Both aurora appear around the polar regions. The Aurora Australis appears around Antacrtica and the Aurora Borealis appears around the Arctic.
Is there an Aurora Borealis at the South Pole?
yes, it is called the aurora australius.
What is Aurora Borealis knows as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
What are the northern light also known as?
The Aurora Borealis
Is aurora borealis bad?
No. In fact the aurora borealis and the aurora australis are very beautiful sights.
Why were the northern lights named aurora borealis?
''Aurora'' means Dawn and ''Borealis'' means North. So basically Aurora borealis means ''Dawn of north''.
What is Aurora Borealis commonly knows as?
The aurora borealis is more commonly called the northern lights.
When was Aurora Borealis - album - created?
Aurora Borealis - album - was created on 2004-06-22.
Can you see aurora borealis from the Aleutian Islands?
When the Aurora Borealis happen, they can be seen from the Aleutian Islands.
What is aurora borealis commanly know as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
What does borealis mean in Aurora Borealis?
northen lights
The Aurora borealis is caused by the what?
Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.
How is and aurora borealis different from and aurora australis?
Aurora Borealis occurs in northern parts of the world. Aurora Australis in southern parts of the world. Borealis is more known because there are more places and people to see them.
How do you say Aurora Borealis in Spanish?
Aurora boreal, or even more technical, you can also say it as in Latin "Aurora borealis"[au̯.ˈɾo.ɾa.βo.ɾeˈa.lis]
