 | 1867 - 878 pages
...of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon which was not filled every instant with bodies or falling stars." On the 13th of November, 1831, another... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 604 pages
...of 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...filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number, but as they were seen of different sizes, it was impossible to fix... | |
 | 1818 - 384 pages
...25° or 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...filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number. TJiry all left luminous traces of from five to ten degrees in length,... | |
 | 1864 - 480 pages
...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...filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars The Guaiqueries in the Indian suburb came out and asserted that the firework had begun ut one o'clock... | |
 | William Bingley - 1820 - 368 pages
...succeeded each other during four hours. Their direction was regularly from north to south. He reJates that, from the beginning of the phenomenon, there...firmament equal in 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... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 pages
...the 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...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number,... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 592 pages
...as if 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...filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number, but as they were seen of different sizes, it was impossible to fix... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...25° or 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...filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The first were fewer in number. They all left luminous traces of from five to ten degrees in length,... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 pages
...exceeded 25° or 30°. There was very little wind, and no trace of clouds to be seen. Bonpland relates, that from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. All these meteors left luminous... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1829 - 202 pages
...exceeded 25° or 30°. There was very little wind, and no trace of clouds to be seen. Bonpland relates, that from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was...firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. All these meteors left luminous... | |
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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... 
