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St. Elmo's Fire (Wikipedia)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo%27s_fire
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St. Elmo's Fire (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Self-citation, article URL
    St. Elmo's fire (also called corposant, Hermes fire, furole, witchfire or witch's fire) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object
  • Self-citation, site footer
    St. Elmo's fire (also called corposant, Hermes fire, furole, witchfire or witch's fire) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object
  • Self-citation, editorial tier convention
    St. Elmo's fire (also called corposant, Hermes fire, furole, witchfire or witch's fire) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object
  • Self-citation, source classification
    St. Elmo's fire (also called corposant, Hermes fire, furole, witchfire or witch's fire) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object
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Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Natural Phenomena, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Well-attested

8

Natural Phenomena

General References

4

Natural Phenomena

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