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As well-authenticated cases of globular lightning are comparatively rare, the accompanying note by Mr. Gilmore may be of interest to vour readers. Mr. Gilmore is a research student working in this laboratory. He is at present engaged on a research dealing with the electric charge on rain, and when he saw the first luminous ball described in the note he had stepped outside his rooms to decide whether it was likely to rain soon. He then went to the laboratory and was busy with his observations during the thunderstorm. When the rain ceased he was standing at the door of the laboratory looking at the clearing sky, and then saw the second ball. In the circumstances, we must regard his observations as in every way trustworthy.
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MCCLELLAND, J. Globular Lightning. Nature 103, 284 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/103284c0
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