Kristian Birkeland
Kristian Birkeland was a pioneering Norwegian physicist and inventor, credited with the first scientific study of the Northern Lights. In 1899, he established a research station near Mount Haldde to investigate auroras, contributing foundational knowledge that linked these spectacular displays to solar activity and the Earth's atmosphere.
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Kristian Birkeland conducted the first scientific study of the aurora borealis and set up a research station to study it in 1899.
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