...November, 1799, we | witnessed a most extraordinary scene of shooting meteors. Thousands of bodies and falling stars succeeded each other during four...Their direction was very regular from north to south. From the beginning of the phenomenon there was not a space in the firmament equal in extent to three...

...observed the spectacle on ',..,.• coast of Mexico. The former reinarles : — " Thousands of bolides and falling stars succeeded each other during four...Their direction was very regular from north to south. From the begiuniii!,' of the phenomenon there was not a space in (be firmament conal in extent to three...

...near the zenith exhibited the blue tint peculiar to tropical climates. At half past 2 AM on the 12th, thousands of bolides (fire-balls) and falling stars succeeded each other during four hours. Theif direction was very regular from north to south ; and they filled a space of 60' in the sky, from...