 | Congregational churches - 1867 - 588 pages
...naturalists, Humboldt and Bonpland, then travelling in South America. During four hours, the latter state, there was not a space in the firmament equal in extent...the moon, which was not filled every instant with bodies or falling stars. All of them left luminous traces, or phosphorescent bands behind them, which... | |
 | Daniel Kirkwood - Meteors - 1867 - 150 pages
...meridian. Some of them attained a height of 40°, and all exceeded 25° or 30° 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... | |
 | 1867 - 276 pages
...that of Humboldt, of the shower of 1799, in which it is stated, amongst other illustrations, 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 falling stars." Again in the year 1833, the meteors were... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1867 - 802 pages
...motion was very regular from north to south. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not a space equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled each instant with shooting-stars. -. All the meteors left phosphorescent traces behind them." In 1888,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1868 - 822 pages
...shooting-stars. Thousands of bolides and stars succeeded each other during four hours. Their motion was very regular from north to south. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not a space equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled each instant with shooting-stars.... | |
 | Henry Kiddle - Astronomy - 1868 - 300 pages
...of November, 1799, we witnessed a most extraordinary scene of shooting meteors. Thousands of bolides and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. Their direction was very regularly from north to south , and from the beginning of the phenomenon there was not a space in the... | |
 | Alexander Keith Johnston - Astronomy - 1869 - 172 pages
...in the sky extending from the true east 30° towards the north and south. M. 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 fireballs and shooting stars." Referring to the same phenomenon,... | |
 | Edwin Dunkin - 1869 - 380 pages
...America, is well known. During four hours thousands of falling stars were noticed. M. Bonpland states that there was not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the Moon, that was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. The meteors were visible till... | |
 | 1871 - 778 pages
...extraordinary scene of shooting meteors. Thousands of falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not...of the moon which was not filled every instant with falling stars. All the meteors left, luminous traces or phosphorescent bands which lasted seven or... | |
 | Charles Joyce White - Astronomy - 1872 - 300 pages
...morning of the 13th we witnessed a most extraordinary scene of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four...of the moon which was not filled every instant with bodies or falling stars. All the meteors left luminous traces or phosphorescent bands behind them,... | |
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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... 
