Towards the morning of the 13th of November, 1799, we witnessed a most extraordinary scene of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. Their direction was very regular from north to south. From the... Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Сторінка 4441850Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
| 1867 - 878 стор.
...of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not...moon which was not filled every instant with bodies or falling stars." On the 13th of November, 1831, another grand meteoric shower occurred, which was... | |
| Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 стор.
...was to be seen. From the first appearance of the phenomenon, there was not in the firmament a space equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number, but as they were of different sizes, it... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 604 стор.
...elevation. and this blew from the east. No trace of clouds was to be seen. Mr. Bonpland relates, that, from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, that was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number,... | |
| 1818 - 384 стор.
...30°. There was very little wind, and no trace of clonds was to be seen. Mr. Bonpland relates, that from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, that was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number.... | |
| William Bingley - 1820 - 368 стор.
...succeeded each other during four hours. Their direction was regularly from north to south. He reJates that, from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not...extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not, at every instant, filled with them. Their sizes were various, and all of them left luminous traces... | |
| 1864 - 480 стор.
...meridian. Some of them attained a height of 40°, and all exceeded 25° or 80° Mr. Bonpland relates, that from the beginning of the phenomenon there was not...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, that was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars The Guaiqueries in the Indian suburb... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 стор.
...atmosphere, and this blew from the east. No trace of clouds was to be seen. M. Bonpland relates, that from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not...three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number, but as they were seen... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 592 стор.
...more 329 and this blew from the east. No trace of clouds was to be seen. Mr Bonpland relates, that, from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, that was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number,... | |
| 1824 - 394 стор.
...30". There was very little wind, and no trace of clouds was to be seen, Mr. Bonpland relates, that from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, that was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number.... | |
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