An account of a surprizing meteor, seen in the air, March the 6th, 1715/16, at night. Containing, I. A description of this meteor, from the author's own observations. II. Some historical accounts of the like meteors before; with extracts from such letters, and accounts of this, as the author has receiv'd. III. The principal phænomena of this meteor. IV. Conjectures for their solution. V. Reasons why our solutions are so imperfect. VI. Inferences and observations from the premises / By William Whiston, M. A.
- William Whiston
- Date:
- 1716
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An account of a surprizing meteor, seen in the air, March the 6th, 1715/16, at night. Containing, I. A description of this meteor, from the author's own observations. II. Some historical accounts of the like meteors before; with extracts from such letters, and accounts of this, as the author has receiv'd. III. The principal phænomena of this meteor. IV. Conjectures for their solution. V. Reasons why our solutions are so imperfect. VI. Inferences and observations from the premises / By William Whiston, M. A. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[40] . . (Sid LETTER VII. An Exa3 Account of this Met eor, from Salifbury. TuefJay the 6th of Marchy 171 in the Clofe of Sarum, the Morning from 6 to 8 was very calm, and the Air near the Earth clear, fo that I could fee Houfes, and other Things, at a good Diftance: But a thin Mift hung about 100 Foot from the Ground, that obfcured the Sight of the Steeple, tho’ I look’d at it, being about 200 Yards from it : Which Mift, about 8 a Clock, was broken by the Sun ; and all the Day after proved very fair and warm, with very little Wind, at Weft by North. In the Evening at 7 a Clock, the Horizon was wholly clear, and the Air calm ; only in the North, a Strip of a black Cloud lay about 10 Degrees above the Horizon : On which ap¬ pear’d an extraordinary bright Cloud, in Form of a broken Column, about 6 Degrees above the faid Cloud, which feemed to reft on it. This foon difappear’d ; and another Cloud of like Magnitude prefently arofe to the Weft of it as bright as the firft, which I took great Notice of, as having fcarce ever obferved fuch a Phe¬ nomenon : But I thought that the Second Cloud, by obftru<fting the Tight from falling on the firft, and by receiving it on it felf, might be the Caufe of this Appearance. This was fucceeded by a Third and Fourth Cloud ; one vanifti-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30506190_0046.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


