Mairan, Dortous de, 1678-1771
Trait ̌physique et historique de l'aurore borǎle / par Mr. de Mairan ...
Second edition, first issued in 1733, this is a greatly enlarged edition of the first exhaustive treatise on the aurora borealis. Mairan attributed the phenomenon to an extension of the sun's atmosphere, which at times enveloped the earth and blended with our atmosphere. Bookseller
Auroras -- Early works to 1800.
Zodiacal light -- Early works to 1800.