Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
Scientists have determined that a 19th-century report of a train delay caused by a geomagnetic storm in 1841 contained a date error due to a typo.
19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—due to a typo.
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