The geography of the heavens, and class-book of astronomy: (1858)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 160
ders 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 appeared largerthan the full moon… … A LARGE METEOR. splendid light in which the surrounding scene was exhibited, ren-dering even small objects quite visible. The same ball, or a similar one,seen at New Haven, passed off in anorthwest direction, and exploded alittle northward of the star Capella,leaving, just behind the place…
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