The geography of the heavens and classbook of astronomy; (1863)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Whitall, Henry, 1819-1887? Celestial planisphere. [from old catalog] · New York, Mason brothers; Boston, Mason & Hamlin; [etc., etc.] · leaf 161
y 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 STARS. 159 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 a -^^^--j^: northwest direction, and exploded alittle northward of the star Capella,leaving, just…
Constellations · Stars
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