Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882)
Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908, Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 · New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co. · leaf 335
TRONOMY. Meteorites often present the appearance of having beenfused on the surface to a slight depth, and meteoric iron isfound to have a peculiar crystalline structure. The externalappearance of a piece of meteoric iron found near Lock-port, N.Y., is shown in Fig. 350. Fig. 351 shows the… … are moving in every possible direction through the celestialspaces. They may not average more than one in a millionof cubic miles, and yet their total number exceeds all calcu-lation. Of the nature of the minuter bodies of this classnothing is certainly known. The earth is continually en-countering…
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