 | 1834 - 446 pages
...sped I heir way, txrcss it, on every point of the compass. Their corruscalicns were bright, gloainy and incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows of December. In one instance,'1 adds the writer, " we distinctly heard the explosion of a meteor lhat shot across... | |
 | Child rearing - 1840 - 460 pages
...six, more than a thousand per minute might have been counted. Their coruscations were bright, gleamy, and incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows of December. In one instance we distinctly heard the explosion of a meteor that shot across to the northwest, leaving... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Science - 1846 - 664 pages
...North American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Everywhere within these limits, the first appearance was that of fire-works of the...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. On more attentive inspection, it was seen that the meteors exhibited three distinct varieties ; the... | |
 | Philip Tocque - Newfoundland - 1846 - 418 pages
...six, more than a thousand per minute might have been counted. Their coruscations were bright, gleamy, and incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows of December. In one instance we distinctly heard the explosion of a meteor that shot across to the north-west, leaving... | |
 | Ira Mayhew - History - 1850 - 476 pages
...surface. The first appearance was every * See Appendix to Dick's Improvement of Society, p. 338. where that of fire-works of the most imposing grandeur,...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets ; but the most brilliant sky-rockets and fire-works of art bear less relation to the splendors of this... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Astronomy - 1850 - 586 pages
...six, more than a thousand per minute might have been counted. Their coruscations were bright, glenmy, and incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows of December. In one instance we distinctly heard the explosion of a meteor that shot across to the northwest, leaving... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1850 - 344 pages
...myriads of firehalls, resembling skyrockets. Their corrnscations were bright, gleaming and mcessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows of December. To the splendonrs of this celestial exhibition, the most brilliant skyrockets and fireworks of art, bear less... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Art - 1854 - 482 pages
...North American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Everywhere within these limits, the first appearance was that of fire-works of the...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. REMARKABLE SHOWERS OF STARS. On more attentive inspection, it was seen that the meteors exhibited three... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Physical sciences - 1856 - 726 pages
...Everywhere within these limits, the first appearance was that of fire-works of the most imposing graudeur, covering the entire vault of heaven with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. On more attentive inspection, it was seen that the meteors exhibited three distinct varieties ; the... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Astronomy - 1857 - 878 pages
...six, more than a thousand per minute might have been counted. Their coruscations were bright, gleamy, and incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows of December. In one instance we distinctly heard the explosion of a meteor that shot across to the northwest, leaving... | |
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