[meteorite-list] NPA 08-1837 Massachusetts Meteorite Fall?
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:00 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV65KcKvHWIb20001c662_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C3D68C.144BBFE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Republican Compiler City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Date: Tuesday, August 15, 1837 Page 2 (of 4) METEORS The Boston Daily Advertiser had a notice of a meteor which fell to the ea= rth at East Bridgewater, Mass., on the 5th of May, between three and four= o'clock, P.M. It states that nine pieces of the stone were found, some o= f them still warm, the largest weighing a quarter of a pound. The whole a= ppeared vitrified, as if from rapid cooling. The outside is black, glazed= and shining, but within it is grey, and full of oval shaped cavities. Th= e New York Journal of Commerce addes that on the 5th of July, a similar m= eteor fell somewhere in Vermont or New Hampshire. Its great height may be= inferred from the fact that it was noticed at Mountpelier & various othe= r places in New Hampshire; and at Newburyport in Massachusetts. At Northf= ield, Vt., three reports were heard when it exploded - at Chelsea one, ab= out three minutes after the explosion, and at Hardwick none. Its directio= n seemed to be from East to West. The Portsmouth Journal thus describes i= t: METEOR. - We had a good forture to witness on Wednesday evening, at twili= ght, the most brilliant meteor that we ever beheld. The meteor seemed to = start from a cloud a little west of the zenith; it flashed along like a m= ost brilliant rocket, and exploded about 30 degrees above the horizon, th= rowing out as it burst an interense life of the most beautiful hues, the = fragments falling like stars behind the clouds. A long and bright track w= as left in the whole course of the meteor, which lasted some minutes, & w= hich gradually extended in width & at last seeming to be rent by the wind= , slowly faded away. It was noticed at Newburyport and at Brentwood at ab= out the same time. We had been admiring fireworks of the night before, bu= t this meteor so much resembling some, yet so much surpassing all those d= isplays - seemed to flash as if in mockery of what man could do. (Mark note: Meteorites A to Z does not show a meteorite having fallen at = this time, although the description of the stone is somewhat convincing.) Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C3D68C.144BBFE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><FONT size=3D1= ><FONT size=3D2> <P><STRONG>Paper: Republican Compiler</STRONG></P> <P><S= TRONG>City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>Date: Tuesda= y, August 15, 1837</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>Page 2 (of 4)</STRONG></P> <P>= </P> <P>METEORS</P> <P>The Boston Daily Advertiser had a notice of = a meteor which fell to the earth at East Bridgewater, Mass., on the 5th o= f May, between three and four o'clock, P.M. It states that nine pieces of= the stone were found, some of them still warm, the largest weighing a qu= arter of a pound. The whole appeared vitrified, as if from rapid cooling.= The outside is black, glazed and shining, but within it is grey, and ful= l of oval shaped cavities. The New York Journal of Commerce addes that on= the 5th of July, a similar meteor fell somewhere in Vermont or New Hamps= hire. Its great height may be inferred from the fact that it was noticed = at Mountpelier & various other places in New Hampshire; and at Newbur= yport in Massachusetts. At Northfield, Vt., three reports were heard when= it exploded - at Chelsea one, about three minutes after the explosion, a= nd at Hardwick none. Its direction seemed to be from East to West. The Po= rtsmouth Journal thus describes it:</P> <P>METEOR. - We had a good fortur= e to witness on Wednesday evening, at twilight, the most brilliant meteor= that we ever beheld. The meteor seemed to start from a cloud a little we= st of the zenith; it flashed along like a most brilliant rocket, and expl= oded about 30 degrees above the horizon, throwing out as it burst an inte= rense life of the most beautiful hues, the fragments falling like stars b= ehind the clouds. A long and bright track was left in the whole course of= the meteor, which lasted some minutes, & which gradually extended in= width & at last seeming to be rent by the wind, slowly faded away. I= t was noticed at Newburyport and at Brentwood at about the same time. We = had been admiring fireworks of the night before, but this meteor so much = resembling some, yet so much surpassing all those displays - seemed to fl= ash as if in mockery of what man could do.</P> <P> </P> <P>(Mark not= e: Meteorites A to Z does not show a meteorite having fallen at this time= , although the description of the stone is somewhat convincing.)</P> <P><= /FONT></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-l= ine archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C3D68C.144BBFE0-- Received on Fri 09 Jan 2004 09:39:22 AM PST |
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