Denning, William F. (William Frederick), b. 1848 · London, Taylor and Francis · leaf 299
METEORS AND 278 much nearer to the Earth's surface before disruption than the ordinary falling stars. A very slight acquaintance with trigonometry will enable anyone to compute the real path of a meteor if two or more observations, made at distant stations, are available for the purpose. The… … Large Meteor, and successive appearances of its streak, seen at Cape Jask, in the Persian Gulf, on June 8, 1883, 7h 51"* to 8^ 33^. radiant-point. The globe having been set for the time and latitude, the apparent tracks should also be prolonged in a forward direction until they meet the horizon,…
Telescopes · Astronomy · Meteors
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