 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...  Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow - Էջ 58Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow - 1873Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1867 - 878 էջ
...of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon which was not filled every instant with bodies or falling... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 604 էջ
...stars above 10° 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 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... | |
 | 1818 - 384 էջ
...and all exceeded 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 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... | |
 | 1864 - 480 էջ
...direction of the 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 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... | |
 | William Bingley - 1820 - 368 էջ
...succeeded each other during four hours. Their direction was regularly from north to south. He reJates that, from the beginning of the phenomenon, there was not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not, at every instant, filled with them. Their... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 էջ
...the low regions of 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 not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 592 էջ
...appearance, it would seem 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 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... | |
 | 1824 - 394 էջ
...and all exceeded 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 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... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 էջ
...40° ; and all 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 not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1829 - 202 էջ
...40° ; and all 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 not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three diameters of the moon, which was not filled at every instant with bolides and falling... | |
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