 | J Roche - Science - 1990 - 418 pages
...illuminated by sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the Sun after daybreak. The 268 meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...Earth, towards which they all inclined more or less. Figure 15.1 A woodcut showing the Leonid meteor storm as seen off the coast of Florida on the night... | |
 | Great Britain - 1857 - 872 pages
...appeared as if illuminated with sky-rockets, wliieh disappeared only by the Jig'ii of the sun towards daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of...descended perpendicularly over the vessel we were in, so tliat I was in constant expectation of their falling on ns.' The same appearances were seen on the... | |
 | 1834 - 454 pages
...appeared as numerous as the star*, Hew in all possible direclions, except from the earlh, loward* whieh they all inclined more or less, and some of them descended perpendicularly over the ve?ģel we were in, so Hint I was in conslaul expectation of Iheir falling on us.' " The nolion that... | |
 | 1833 - 462 pages
...alter day break. The meteor*, which at any one inttUuil of time appeared as numerous as the start, Mew in all possible directions, except from the earth, towards which they all inclinwd more or leu, and some of them descended perpendicularly over the vowel we were in, so that... | |
 | 900 pages
...light of the sun after day break. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared as numo rous as the stars, flew in all possible directions, except from the earth, toward which they all inclined more or less; and some of them descended perpendicularly over the vessel... | |
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I was called up to see the shooting of the stars, as it is commonly called. The phenomenon was grand and awful ; the whole heavens appeared as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun after day-break. The meteors,... 
