The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: accompanied by a celestial atlas (1873)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, ed, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere · New York, Sheldon & company · leaf 166
by the more unenlightenedbeholders with great amazement and terror. The trains which they left were commonlywhite, but sometimes were tinged with various prismatic colors, of great beauty. 299. These fire-balls were occasionally of enormous size. Dr.Smith, of North Carolina, describes one which… … FALLING OR SHOOTING STAKS. 159 splendid liglit in which the surrounding scene was exhibited,, ren-dering even small objects quite visible. The same ball, or a similar one,Been at New Haven, passed off in anorthwest direction, and exploded aattic northward of the star Capella,paving, just behind the…
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