 I was called up," says Mr. Ellicott, " about 3 o'clock in the morning, to see the shooting stars, as they are called. The phenomenon was grand and awful. The whole heavens appeared as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light...  Transactions of the American Philosophical Society - Page 30by American Philosophical Society - 1809Full view - About this book
 | 1864 - 968 pages
...as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one Instant of time appeared...earth, toward which they all inclined more or less " 1 Personal Narrative of Travels to the Eguinoetial Regiom; trans, by Helen Maria Williams, 8vo, London,... | |
 | Science - 1864 - 484 pages
...with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which nt any one instant of time appeared as numerous as the...earth, toward which they all inclined more or less. . . ." 3 Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions; trans, by Helen Maria Williams,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1864 - 554 pages
...says the meteors "flew about in all possible directions, except from the earth, toward which they were all inclined, more or less ; and some of them descended perpendicularly over the vessel in which we were, so that I was in constant expectation of their falling on us." But the most recent... | |
 | Religion and science - 1867 - 524 pages
...appeared as if illuminated by skyrockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...in all possible directions, except from the earth, towards which they all inclined more or less ; and some of them descended perpendicularly over the... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - Astronomy - 1867 - 888 pages
...as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the Sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...in all possible directions, except from the Earth, towards which they were all inclined more or less j and some of them descended perpendicularly over... | |
 | Edwin Dunkin - 1869 - 380 pages
...appeared as if illuminated by sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...in all possible directions, except from the Earth, towards which they all inclined more or less." This shower was visible partially in England and in... | |
 | 1871 - 778 pages
...daybreak. The meteors appeared as numerous as the stars, and flew in all possible directions. . . . Some of them descended perpendicularly over the vessel...that I was in constant expectation of their falling on us." In 1831 and 1832 five meteoric displays were observed, both on November I3th. Captain Hammond,... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Constellations - 1873 - 358 pages
...as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun, after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...that I was in constant expectation of their falling on us." Mr. Ellicott further states that his thermometer, which had been at 80" Fahr. for the four... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1873 - 360 pages
...as if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the sun, after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...which they all inclined more or less, and some of them descendi-d perpendicularly over the vessel we were in, so that I was in constant expectation of their... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1873 - 336 pages
...if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only with the light of the sun towards daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant of time appeared...in all possible directions, except from the earth, towards which they all inclined, more or less; and some of them descended perpendicularly over the... | |
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