 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
 | George Frederick Chambers - Astronomy - 1877 - 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 as numerous as the stars, flaw in all possible directions, except from the Earth, towards which they were all inclined more or... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Astronomy - 1883 - 406 pages
...if illuminated with sky-rockets, which disappeared only with 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, to war ds which they were all inclined, more or less; and some of them descended perpendicularly over... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1887 - 886 pages
...appeared as if illuminated with 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 vessel... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - Astronomy - 1887 - 886 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 all inclined more or less; and some of them descended perpendicularly over the vessel... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - Astronomical instruments - 1889 - 758 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 as numerous as t lie stars, flew in all possible directions, except from the Earth, toward which they all inclined... | |
 | Astronomy - 1897 - 516 pages
...which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant appeared as numerous as the stars, flew in all possible directions except from the Earth, towards which they were all inclined more or less, and some of them descended perpendicularly over... | |
 | Astronomy - 1897 - 524 pages
...which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at any one instant appeared as numerous as the stars, flew in all possible directions except from the Earth, towards which they were all inclined more or less, and some of them descended perpendicularly over... | |
 | English periodicals - 1899 - 628 pages
...by sky rockets which disappeared only by the light of the sun after daybreak. The meteors, which at one instant of time appeared as numerous as the stars,...in all possible directions, except from the earth, towards which they inclined more or less, and some of them descended perpendicularly over the vessel... | |
 | J Roche - Science - 1990 - 418 pages
...illuminated by sky-rockets, which disappeared only by the light of the Sun after daybreak. The 268 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. Figure 15.1 A woodcut showing the Leonid meteor storm... | |
 | Great Britain - 1857 - 872 pages
...appeared as numerous as the stars, flew in all possible directions, except from the earth, towards which they all inclined, more or less ; and some of...descended perpendicularly over the vessel we were in, so tliat I was in constant expectation of their falling on ns.' The same appearances were seen on the... | |
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