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Who named the Northern Lights “Aurora Borealis” and why?

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Who named the Northern Lights “Aurora Borealis” and why?

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first used by Pierre Gassendi about 1621. The words mean “northern dawn,” and in its simplest form the aurora produces an effect something like a sunrise on the northern horizon.