ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAINT ELMO'S FIRE
So called because it was associated with Saint Elmo (a corruption, via Sant'Ermo, of Saint Erasmus, died 303) the patron saint of Mediterranean sailors.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAINT ELMO'S FIRE»
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Saint Elmo's fire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Saint Elmo's fire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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National Geographic Illustrated Guide to Nature: From Your ...
Saint Elmo's Fire Strong electrical fields rip electrons from nitrogen and oxygen
molecules in the air causing a harmless blue-violet glow called Saint Elmo's fire,
usually on tapered objects. KEY FACTS aint Elmo's fire is a natural blue-violet ...
National Geographic, 2013
The phenomenon is known as Saint Elmo's fire, named for the Italian bishop,
martyr, and patron saint of sailors. The glow of Saint Elmo's fire is produced by a
buildup of static electricity, and the dry air of the Arctic provides the perfect ...
3
Opening Up North America, 1497-1800
Ancient peoples had many names for this phenomenon, but the one used by the
English was “Saint Elmo's fire.” St. Elmo is believed to be an Italian name derived
from a Sant'Ermo or Saint Erasmus (who lived about A.D. 300), who was the ...
Caroline Cox, Ken Albala, John Stewart Bowman, 2005
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Lightning:
Fire from the Sky
Saint Elmo's Fire Some reports of ball lightning have been found instead to be
Saint Elmo's fire, and some are cases where real lightning occurred. Saint Elmo's
fire is not actually lightning, but a corona discharge. A corona arises when the ...
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The Not-So-Nude Ride of Lady Godiva: & Other Morsels of ...
In fact, what the army were witnessing was a strange electrical phenomenon that
is known as Saint Elmo's fire, in which small blue or violet flames appear to burn
from the top of pointed structures such as masts or steeples, sometimes ...
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How to Prepare for the COOP/HSPT/TACHS
The bluish glow of electricity that appears on ships during storms is called Saint
Elmo's Fire. Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. (A) Named for the patron
saint of sailors, Saint Elmo's Fire is the bluish glow of electricity that appears on ...
Kathleen Elliott, Carmen Geraci, David Ebner, 2005
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Cooperative Admissions Exam/High School Placement Test/Test ...
The bluish glow of electricity that appears on ships during storms is called Saint
Elmo's Fire. Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. A Named for the patron saint
of sailors, Saint Elmo's Fire is the bluish glow of electricity that appears on ships ...
Kathleen Elliott, David Ebner, Carmen Geraci, 2009
Arthur said to Dawn.“It's like swimming in a cloud. It's like Saint Elmo's fire
underwater.” “Like what?” “Saint Elmo's fire,” Arthur said.“It's kind of like the
northern lights all around the rigging of a ship. If it happens to the Dreadnought, I'
ll show it to ...
Michael Robert Evans, 2011
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Electricity and Magnetism
WHAT IS SAINT ELMO'S FIRE? In stormy weather, a dancing glow sometimes
appears above and around tall or pointed objects such as ships' masts, church
steeples, chimneys, and even aircraft wings. This eerie bluish-white light is called
...
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Donegan and the Panama Canal
Captain Muggah again laughed. “It's not dangerous at all,” he comforted the
passengers. “It's only Saint Elmo's Fire. It's a rare natural phenomenon. I've only
seen it twice. It usually occurs after a storm. Some superstitious people believe
itis a ...
Thomas E. Morrissey, 2009
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAINT ELMO'S FIRE»
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Saint Elmo's fire is used in the context of the following news items.
What is St. Elmo's Fire?
Saint Elmo's Fire is the lightning-like glow that gathers around a ship's mast, usually towards the end of storm. Sailors considered it the saint's way of telling them ... «io9, May 10»
