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... Travels in South America - 141 페이지저자: William Bingley - 1820 - 346 페이지전체보기 - 도서 정보
| 1867 - 878 페이지
...of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not...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 grand meteoric... | |
| Richard Henry Stoddard - 1809 - 518 페이지
...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... | |
| 1818 - 384 페이지
...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...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.... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 604 페이지
...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...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,... | |
| 1864 - 480 페이지
...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...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 - 788 페이지
...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...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, but as they... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 592 페이지
...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...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 페이지
...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...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.... | |
| John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 페이지
...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...extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling stars. All these meteors left luminous traces from... | |
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