A Bioluminescent Christmas
Resource type
Blog post
Creator (person)
Déri, Andrea
Date published
December 24, 2018
Abstract
Christmas is associated with sparkling lights that lift the eyes up to the stars in motionless awe. On Christmas 1875, a curious traveller wrote about a less-known yet equally magical light that drew his eyes below the horizon, a light that flared up with the breaking waves: sea sparkle.
The traveller, count Jà³zsef Zichy, a politician of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, was on a semi-official Asian tour to expand trade and political relations, and to learn about the world through personal experience, a practice not uncommon among members of the aristocracy.
Publisher
British Library
Place of publication
London, UK
Rights statement
In Copyright
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