Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1891)
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913 · London ; Paris : Cassell & Co. · leaf 303
e way fromthis point. It is the directions of their luminous tails pro-duced backward that carries the eye to the radiant (Fig. 78).If a meteor were seen actually at this point it would be 288 Star-Land. certainly coming straight towards us; it would not then appearas a streak of light at all: it… … Fig. 79.—The Radiant. its path would therefore seem very much foreshortened. I canillustrate this with a long straight rod. If I point it directlyat you, you can only see the end. If I point it nearly atyou, it will seem very much shortened. During the greatshower in 1866 I saw many of the meteors…
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