The pith of astronomy <without mathematics>; the latest facts and figures as developed by the giant telescopes; (1896)
Bayne, Samuel G. (Samuel Gamble), 1844-1924 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 110
nsumed by frictionbefore they descend to regions wherethe atmosphere is dense. In rare in-stances they are so large that they arenot entirely consumed, but fall on theearth as meteoric stones in a heatedcondition. Specimens of them may beseen at most of our museums. Thesestones encounter the earth… … SHOOTING-STARS 69 not melted through friction, we would besubjected to a continuous bombardment,destructive alike to our lives and ourproperty. Professor Peirce states that the heatwhich the earth receives directly frommeteors is the same in amount which it / / receives from the sun by radiation,…
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