Possible Scientific Explanations
An attempt to explain ball lightning was made by Nikola Tesla in 1904, but there is at present no widely accepted explanation for the phenomenon. Several theories have been advanced since it was brought into the scientific realm by the English physician and electrical researcher William Snow Harris in 1843, and French Academy scientist François Arago in 1855.
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