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A Paean on the Names of Nature's Light...
A Paean on the Names of Nature's Light Displays
Artificial light just can't compete.
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“Aureole.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aureola. Accessed 25 January 2020.
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The first known use of aureole was in the 13th century
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