Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—due to a typo.
Summary
A typo in a 19th-century account has been identified as the reason for a misdated report on a train delay caused by a geomagnetic storm in 1841. This finding sheds light on historical records of space weather events.
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