 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1838 - 350 pages
...nor in any part of the Pacific ocean yet heard fiom. Every where, within the limits abovementioned, the first appearance was that of fireworks of the...with myriads of fireballs, resembling skyrockets. Their corruscations were bright, gleaming and incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Science - 1846 - 664 pages
...of 100° in central Mexico, and from the North American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Everywhere within these limits, the first...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. On more attentive inspection, it was seen that the meteors exhibited three distinct varieties ; the... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Science - 1846 - 628 pages
...from the North American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Everywhere within the.-e limits, the first appearance was that of fire-works...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. On more attentive inspection, it was seen that the meteors eihibited three distinct varieties ; the... | |
 | Ira Mayhew - History - 1850 - 476 pages
...surface. The first appearance was every * See Appendix to Dick's Improvement of Society, p. 338. where that of fire-works of the most imposing grandeur,...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets ; but the most brilliant sky-rockets and fire-works of art bear less relation to the splendors of this... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Art - 1854 - 482 pages
...of 100° in central Mexico, and from the North American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Everywhere within these limits, the first...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. REMARKABLE SHOWERS OF STARS. On more attentive inspection, it was seen that the meteors exhibited three... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1856 - 362 pages
...part of the Pacific Ocean yet heard from. Everywhere, within the limits ahove mentioned, the lirst appearance was that of fireworks of the most imposing...covering the entire vault of heaven with myriads of fire-halls, resemhling sky-rockets. Their coruscatioas were hright, gleaming and incessant, and they... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Physical sciences - 1856 - 726 pages
...of 100° in central Mexico, and from the North American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Everywhere within these limits, the first...appearance was that of fire-works of the most imposing graudeur, covering the entire vault of heaven with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets. On... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1858 - 924 pages
...Mexico, and from the North- American lakes to the southern side of the island of Jamaica. Every where within these limits the first appearance was that...covering the entire vault of heaven with myriads of tire-balls, resembling sky-rockets The meteors all seemed to emanate from one and the same point, (in... | |
 | Joel Munsell - Chronology - 1858 - 542 pages
...country. 1833. Remarkable meteoric phenomenon, which extended over a large portion of North America. The first appearance was that of fireworks of the...covering the entire vault of heaven with myriads of fire balls resembling sky rockets, and showers of fiery snow driven with inconceivable velocity to... | |
 | Ira Mayhew - Education - 1860 - 488 pages
...surface. The first appearance was every * See Appendix to Dick'u Improvement of Society, p. 338. where that of fire-works of the most imposing grandeur,...with myriads of fire-balls resembling sky-rockets ; but the most brilliant sky-rockets and fire-works of art bear less relation to the splendors of this... | |
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The first appearance was that of fireworks of the most imposing grandeur, covering the entire vault of heaven with myriads of fireballs, resembling skyrockets. 
