The wonders of the heavens, being a popular view of astronomy, including a full illustration of the mechanism of the heavens; embracing the sun, moon, and stars, with descriptions of the planets, comets, fixed stars, double stars, the constellations, the galaxy, or milky-way, the zodiacal light, aurora borealis, or norhtern lights, meteors, clouds, falling stars, aërolites, &c (1837)
Bradford, Duncan. [from old catalog] · Boston, American stationers company · leaf 362
the north, andalmost at the same time in the north-east, and,gradually increasing till they comprehend a largespace of the heavens, rush about from place toplace with inconceivable velocity, and finally almostcover the whole sky up to the zenith, and producean appearance as if a vast tent was… … WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS 313 terror. For however fine the illumination may be,it is attended with such a hissing, cracking, andrustling noise through the air as if the largest fire-works were playing off. To describe what theythen hear, the people say spolochi chodjat, thatis, the raging host is…
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