Year | Day of month | Locality | Size or weight | Direction | Duration; rate; hour; | Remarks, &c | |
1800.* | Apr. 1 | Essex; Steeple-Bumstead | ... | S.W to N.E. | ... | fireball; detonation;down with a hissing sound; | |
5 | North America | ... | S.E to N.W. | ... | great meteor and detonation; stones said to have fallen. April 5, 1800?. N. America. Evidently confounded with that of Baton Rouge, 5th April, 1799. This meteor is said to have appeared as large as a house 70 feet square, at an apparent height of 200 feet; to have felt warm, and scorched vegetation near where it was supposed to have fallen. | ||
Aug. 8 | ditto | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
15 | Halle | ... | ... | ... | ditto. (about middle of August). | ||
1801.* | ? | Isle aux Tonneliers, or Isle de France | ... | ... | ... | meteor and detonation; aërolitic?. | |
June 19 | Halle | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
July 14 | Montgaillard | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Aug. 26 | Département de l'Ain | ... | ... | ... | ditto. (end of August). | ||
Oct. 23 | Colchester; Bury St. Edmunds | ... | ... | ... | ditto; aërolitic?. | ||
1802. | Aug. 10 | Quedlinburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
Nov. 6 | Suffolk | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
? | Sept. 15 | Scotland; Lock Tay | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; doubtful:see Monthly Mag., Oct. 1802. p. 290. | |
* | Oct. 1 | Beauvais | ... | E. to W. | ... | fireball, followed by a detonation. | |
* | ? | Allahabad, India | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall. Poggendorff, 1832, vol. xxiv. p. 223. | |
1803. | Jan. 21 | Silesia | ... | ... | ... | a shooting-star; got larger and larger till it fell to earth. 1803. January 21. Between Barsdorf and Freiburg. Seemed to pass close to the ground; a whizzing noise heard, then it seemed to lie burning on the ground; next day a jelly-like mass found on the snow. Curious, if true. | |
* | Apr. 26 | L'Aigle, France | largest 17 lbs. | S.E to N.W. | 1 P.M. | Stone-fall; 3000 said to have fallen; detonations. | |
* | May 9 | Cambridge | 2/3 moon | S.W to N.E. | streak 30" | fireball; detonation. 2 P.M. Brilliant. May 9. Cambridge. During bright sunshine, a large oval meteor fell straight down to within 15° of the horizon; had a train of light and vapour: seen about same time at Swaffham in Norfolk, and in Lincolnshire at same hour; a shock, and loud noise and hissing sounds were heard; probably aërolitic. | |
? | July 4 | East Norton, Leicester | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall?; meteor and detonation; struck a building; electrical?. 1803.* July 4. Rather a curious account in Encyclopædia Britannica. More like an electric ball, and yet a vitrified stone found containing nickeliferous iron. A little doubtful perhaps if meteoric. | |
Sept. 22 | Geneva | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Oct. 8 | at sea? | large | down | streak 60' | ditto. 2nd or 10th October?. | ||
* | 8 | Apt., Vaucluse, France | 7 lbs. | ... | 10 A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·48. | |
Nov. 13 | Edinburgh; London | = moon | E.S.E to W.N.W | 2" to 5" | blue; 23 miles high when first seen; v.=8 miles a second. 1803. November 13 (Nov. 6?). Said by some to have been as large as the August 18, 1773 meteor. Shaped like this: | ||
13 | Dover; Hants | ... | ... | ... | splendid meteor; brilliant. | ||
16 | Geneva | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Dec. 13 | Ekatherinenburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 13 | Massing, Bavaria | 3 ¼ lbs. | ... | 11 ½ A. M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·26. | |
16 | Schwartzenburg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1804.* | Mar. 17 | Berlin | large | W. to E. | ... | ditto, followed by 2 detonations after bursting. Also at Newstrelitz. | |
* | Apr. 5 | Possil, Glasgow | ... | S.E. to N.W. | A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·53. Day-time. | |
15 | Geneva | ... | S. to N. | ... | fireball; followed by a train of smaller balls. | ||
June 4 | Dessau | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Aug. 19 | Eckwarden | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
July 29 | ? | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Sept. 7 | Tunbridge Wells | = moon | S.E to N.W. | ... | ditto; broke up and almost instantly vanished; 4 Sept.? | ||
10 | Weimar | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1805. | Feb. 1 | Saxony | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
* | Mar. 25 | Irkutsk, Siberia | 7+2½ lbs. | ... | 5 P.M. | Stone-fall; two; sp. gr. 3·63. Doroninsk. | |
1805.* | June | Constantinople | ... | ... | day-time | Stone-fall; contains no iron?; sp. gr. 3·17. | |
July 21 | London | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 6 | Berlin | ... | ... | streak 18" | ditto. | ||
Sept. 23 | Weimar | ... | ... | ... | ditto; 1806?. | ||
Oct. 14 | Shrewsbury | large | ... | ... | great light; fell in the N.W. 1806?. | ||
21 | Sweden | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
23 | Germany | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Nov. | Asco, Corsica | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·66. | |
1806. | Feb. 11 | Stockholm | = moon | ... | ... | fireball. | |
* | Mar. 15 | Alais, France | 8+4 lbs. | W. to E. | 5 P.M. | Stone-fall; two; carbonaceous-like; sp. gr. 1·70. | |
* | May 17 | Basingstoke, Hants | 2½ lbs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall, after a detonating meteor. | |
July 17 | London; Edmonton | ¼ moon | S.E to N.W. | ... | fireball; very brilliant; conical; long tail. | ||
? | Sept. 23 | Weimar | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic? (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue). | |
28 | ? | ... | ... | ... | bolide. | ||
Oct. 14 | Swansea, &c. | ... | ... | ... | lighted up a great extent of country. 1805?. | ||
Dec. 22 | England | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1807. | Mar. 6 | Geneva | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
* | 13 | Timochin, Smolensk | 160 lbs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·64; afternoon. | |
Aug. 9 | Nurenberg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Sept. | Fünen, Denmark | ... | ... | ... | ditto. September 6?. | ||
* | Dec. 14 | Weston, Connecticut | 300 lbs. | S.E to N.W. | ¼7 A.M. | Stone-fall; large explosive meteor; 3 miles per sec. | |
1808.* | Apr. 19 | Parma,Italy | ... | ... | 1 P.M. | Stone-fall; several; near Borgo. | |
May 21 | Ferentino | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | 22 | Stannern, Moravia | ... | ... | 6 or 10 A.M. | Stone-fall; 250 fell; no iron; sp. gr. 3·07. | |
29 | Cape Spartel | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
July 29 | Troston | ... | ... | ... | ditto. Boston?. | ||
Aug. 15 | Vienna, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Sept. 3 | Lissa, Bohemia | ... | ... | 3¼ P.M. | Stone-fall; 4 or 5 small stones fell. | |
Nov. 11 | England | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1808. | Dec. 29 | Berne | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
* | ? | Hungary (Bohemia?) | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall. Poggendorff, vol. iv. p. 451, 1854. | |
* | ? | East Indies | ... | ... | ... | ditto. ditto. | |
? | Greenland | ... | N.W to S.E. | ... | ditto. said to be rare in the arctic region. 1808. December 29. Berne, Switzerland. | ||
1809. | Apr. 9 | Tours, France | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
June 17 | St. Bart | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 20 | Lat. 31° N., Long. 70¼°W | 6 ozs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; fell on ship-board (June 17?). | |
July 29 | Neumark | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 28 | Parma | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Nov. 29 | Munich | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Oct. 12 | London | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
? | Kikina, Smolensk | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall. Same as Mar. 1807, Timochin?. | ||
Dec. 29 | Munich | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1810. | Jan. 2 | Geneva | ... | ... | ... | fireball, or 3rd January. | |
? | Apr. 20 | Santa Rosas, New Grenada | 1600 lbs. | ... | ... | Iron-fall?. Arago and Buchner. Found or fell?. 1810.? April 20. Santa Rosas, at Tocavita; said by some to have fallen in the night of that day; but this appears doubtful. | |
* | 30 | Caswell, N. Carolina | 3 lbs.+ | ... | 2 P.M. | Stone-fall; several. | |
* | July 15 | Futteh-Ghur, Shahabad | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; one large one. Middle of July. India. | |
* | eary part of Aug. | Tipperary, Ireland | 7¾ lbs. | ... | 11½ A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·67; at Moores-Fort. | |
* | Nov. 23 | Charsonville, France | 40+20 lbs. | ... | 1½ P,M. | Stone-fall; three fell; near Orleans | |
* | 28 | Cerigo, Cape Matapan | ... | ... | 9½ P.M. | aërolitic meteor. 1810.* November 28. Fireball, evidently aërolitic; fell into the sea between Cape Matapan and the Island of Cerigo, Greece. | |
Dec. 30 | Greenland | ... | ... | ... | fireball (29th December, 1808?). | ||
1811. | Feb. 18 | Olmutz | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
* | Mar. 12 | Poltawa, Russia | 13 lbs.+ | ... | night | Stone-fall; two fell; sp. gr. 3·49 Kuleschofka.. | |
May 15 | Paris; Geneva | ... | ... | streak 10' | like a serpentine rocket; 77 miles high when first seen. | ||
* | July 8 | Berlanguillas, Spain | ... | ... | 8 P.M. | Stone-fall; 3 fell; sp. gr. 3·49. Near Burgos. | |
July | Heidelberg | ... | ... | ... | fireball; a gelatinous substance fell?. | ||
Nov. 22 | New Orleans | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 23 | Panganoor, India | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall?. Contains iron and nickel. | |
1812. | Jan. 28 | Carlsruhe | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
30 | Louisville | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Apr. 10 | Grenade, Toulouse | ... | N.E. to S.E. | 8 P.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3.70; several fell. | |
* | 15 | Erxleben, Saxony | 4½ lbs. | ... | 4 P.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·63; or 13th April. | |
* | Aug. 5 | Chantonnay, France | 69 lbs.+ | ... | 2 A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·46; three fell. | |
23 | Utrecht | ... | ... | ... | large bolide. | ||
Sept. 13 | Segovia | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Nov. | Jamaica | large | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
15 | Carlsruhe and Vienna | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
? | ? | Hungary | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall? (according to the Brit. Assoc. Reports). 1812.? Hungary. According to Kesselmeyer, only the meteor of the 15th November. | |
1813. | Jan. 27 | Brünn | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
1813. | Mar. 8 | Brünn | ... | ... | ... | fireball; (aërolitic, according to Baumhauer's Cat.). Only a fireball; perhaps same as that given as January 27th. | |
* | 14 | Cutro, Calabria | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall and dust?. | |
* | 21 | New Haven, Conn., U.S. | = moon | S.W to N.E. | 8" or 10" | tail 12° long; detonation in 8' after. | |
Sept. 2 | Berne | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | 10 | Limerick | 17+65+24 lbs. | E. to W. | 9 A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·64; at Adare and Scagh. 6 A.M..? | |
* | Aug. or Sept. | Malpas, Cheshire | ... | ... | 1 P.M. | stones fell. Ann. of Phil. 1813, vol. ii. p. 396. | |
Oct. 20 | Swabia | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Nov. 8 | Woodfort | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
10 | Sunderland | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Dec. 13 | Lontalax, Wiborg | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·07; Finland. | |
1814. | Jan. 27 | Augsburg; Zurich | large? | ... | ... | fireball; also at Munich. | |
* | Feb. 3 | Bachmut, Russia | 40 lbs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; several; Government of Ekaterinosloff. | |
Apr. 19 | Berlin | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | July 3 | Canada | ... | ... | ... | meteor; detonation; dust-fall; or 4th july?. | |
29 | Geneva | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 3 | Frankfort | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Sept. 5 | Agen, France | 18 lbs.+ | ... | ... | Stone-fall; two fell at mid-day. Sp. gr. 3·60. | |
8 | Augsburg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
11 | Glasgow | ... | towards s. | ... | ditto; at right angles to the magnetic meridian. | ||
Oct. 14 | Germany | ... | ... | ... | ditto; or 18th October. | ||
* | Nov. 5 | Doab, India | ... | ... | 4½ P.M. | Stone-fall; 19 fragments picked up. Near Futtypore?. | |
9 | Moscow | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Dec. 2 | Surrey; London | ... | ... | ... | a great meteoritic light; equal daylight. | ||
1815.* | Feb. 18 | Loodianah, India | 25 lbs. | ... | noon | Stone-fall; near Durallah. In the British Museum. | |
Apr. 30 | Florence | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
May 10 | Worcester | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 14 | Malacca | = full moon | S.E. to N.W. | 7½ P.M. | ditto; great detonation followed. 1849?. | |
Sept. 16 | Göttingen | ... | ... | ... | fireball, flllowed by many smaller balls. | ||
29 | London; S. England | brilliant | S. to N. | quick | ditto; burst. | ||
* | Oct. 3 | Chassigny, Langres | 8 lbs. | ... | 8¼ P.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·55; France. Contains scarcely any iron. | |
1816.* | Aug. or July | Glastonbury | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; Somerset. | |
Jan. 8 | Pesth, Hungary | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | Mar. 23 | Oxford; Surrey | ... | S. to N. | 11 P.M. | ditto; followed by a rumbling noise for 5'. | |
* | Aug. 7 | Hungary | ... | ... | ... | ditto; at Nagy-Banya; burst with detonation. | |
1816. | Aug. 13 | Scotland | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
Oct. 19 | Dusseldorf | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Dec. 20 | Hungary | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
1817. | Mar. 2 | Gothenburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
18 | Lot-et-Garonne | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Apr. 10 | Bohemia | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
17 | Rhine | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
27 | Hesse | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
May 2 | Göttingen | large | ... | ... | ditto; brilliant (or 3rd May). Fell into the Baltic?. | ||
Aug. 7 | Augsburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Sept. 8 | Richmond | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Oct. 6 | Tunbridge Wells | ½ moon | ... | ... | white at first, blue, then red. | ||
17 | Aix | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Nov. 19 | ? | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Dec. 8 | England | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
1818. | Jan. 18 | Siberia | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
28 | Campbelltown, Scotland | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Feb. 6 | Lincolnshire | large | N.W to S.E.? | 2 P.M. | equal semi-light; loud rumbling noise heard. A hissing sound also said to have been heard. | |
* | 15 | Limoges, France | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; one large one?. | |
15 | Toulouse | ... | ... | ... | fireball (same as last?).. | ||
Mar. 2 | Atlantic Ocean | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | April 10 | Zaborzika, Volhynia | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·47. One stone. March 30.* O.S. according to Partsch. | |
* | June | Seres, Macedonia | 15 lbs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·70. | |
July 17 | North America | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 3 | Worthing | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
5 | Chelenfort | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 10 | Slobodka, Smolensk | 7 lbs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·47. Russia. | |
Sept. 5 | Breteuil | ... | ... | ... | fireball (or 6th instant(sic)). | ||
14 | England | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
23 | Kilkel | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Oct. 31 | Mehadia | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (Boguslawski's Catalogue). 1818.* October 31. Between Bucharest in Wallachia and Mehadia. A meteor by which the whole neighbourhood was lighted up for 5'. Brit. Assoc. Report, 1849. | |
Nov. 13 | Gosport | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
17 | Gosport | ... | ... | ... | ditto (same as last?). | ||
Dec. 18 | Halle | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
21 | Fünen | ... | ... | ... | ditto; or end of February?. | ||
1819. | Feb. 2 | Canterbury | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
Mar. 26 | Berne | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | April | Salerno, Italy | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall (Poggendorff, 1854). At Massa-Lubrense.. | |
May 2 | Aberdeen | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1819.* | June 13 | Jonsac, Charents, &c. France | 6 lbs. | ... | 6 A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3.08; contains no iron. | |
July 24 | Youngstown? | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 1 | Tottenham, London | ... | N.E. to S.W. | ... | ditto. | ||
6 | Moravia | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 13 | Amhurst, Mass., U.S. | ... | ... | 8½ P.M. | a white silvery fireball; violent explosion. A gelatinous substance said to have been found. | |
20 | Rotweil | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | ? | Pulrose, Isle of Man | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; light and scoriaceous; fell 1813-1819. | |
Oct. 1 | England | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | 13 | Politz, Gera, Prussia | 7 lbs.+ | ... | 8 A.M. | Stone-fall; three fell; sp. gr. 3·39; or 12th October. | |
24 | Antwerp | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Nov. 13 | St. Domingo | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
14 | Bohemia | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
18 | Tottenham | ... | ... | ... | bolide. | ||
19 | Rochelle | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 21 | Baltimore, Mass., U.S. | large | N.E to S.W. | ... | fireball; detonation heard 2' after. November 21.* Massachussets; Maryland, &c. Direction S. 44°W.; calculated diameter ½ mile. | |
1820.? | Apr. 5 | in sea, near Antigua | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue). | |
18 | Augsburg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
May 10 | Andernach | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 21 | Oedenburg, Hungary | ¼ lb. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; smelt of sulphur. | |
* | July 12 | Lixna, Dunaberg, Russia | 40+14 lbs. | S. to N. | 5½ P.M. | Stone-fall; several fell; Witepsk. June 30?. | |
20 | Brünn | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 6 | Ovelgönne, Finland | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue); only a substance like pumice-stone, caused by a stroke of lightning falling into a hayrick. | ||
* | Nov. 12 | Cholimschk, Russia | large | ... | ... | fireball. with detonation. | |
? | 29 | Cosenza; Ionian Isles | ... | ... | ... | lighted everything up; like daylight. Calabria. Arago says a shower of stones; other accounts, only a great meteor. No mention of any detonations. | |
Dec. 9 | Tumea | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
5 | Naples | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
30 | Zante | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
1821. | Feb. 12 | Breslau | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
? | Mar. 5 | Pomerania | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic fall (Boguslawski and Poggendorff). A doubtful fall; occured during an earthquake, supposed to have been caused by the explosion of a meteor. Chladni thinks that the holes in the ground might have been caused by falling stones, which were not found because not searched for. (Gilbert's Ann., lxxi. 1822, p.560). | |
20 | St. Thomas's Island | ... | ... | ... | large meteor. | ||
Apr. 28 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
May 16 | Munich | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
17 | Germany | ... | ... | ... | ditto; same as last?. | ||
1821.* | June 15 | Juvénas, Ardèche, France | 220 lbs.+ | ... | 3 P.M. | Stone-fall; 3 fell; sp. gr. 3·10, contains 1·5 p.c. only of iron. June 21?. | |
21 | Mayo, Ireland | ... | ... | ... | hailstones fell with a metallic interior. See Buchner. | ||
Aug. 20 | West Indies | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
30 | Dresden | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Sept. 7 | at sea | ... | E. to W. | ... | glowing and red, like heated iron. | ||
8 | Bohemia | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
18 | at sea | = moon | W. to E. | ... | oblique down from zenith; burst and fell into the sea. | ||
Oct. 7 | Saxony | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
30 | Marienwerder | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Nov. 28 | Naples | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
30 | Delitzsch | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Dec. 1 or 2 | Leipzig; Saxony | ... | ... | ... | ditto; two?. | ||
3 | Weimar | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
4 | Görlitz | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
11 | England | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
21 | Naples | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 24 | Bromberg; Wirtemberg | large | E. to W. | 6 P.M. | ditto; accompanied with detonation. | |
25 or 26 | Lausitz; Weimar? | ... | ... | ... | fireball; two?. | ||
28 | Augsburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
1822. | Jan. 11 | Cherbourg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
14 | Eichesfelt | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
25 | Prussia | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Feb. 6 or 7 | Moravia and Bavaria? | ... | ... | ... | ditto; two?. | ||
8 | Neuhausen | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
9 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | ditto; same as last?. | ||
Mar. 1 | Brünn | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
9 | N. America | ... | ... | ... | ditto (=next?). | ||
* | 16 | Richmond, Virginia | ... | N.E. to S.W. | ... | vast luminous meteor, burst with loud explosion. | |
31 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Apr. 9 | Rhodes | ... | ... | ... | long bright column of meteoric light, exploding with many sparks. | ||
* | June 3 | Angers, France | ...30 ozs. | ... | 8 P.M. | a small explosive meteor and stone-fall. | |
9 | Moravia | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
13 | Christiania, Norway | ... | ... | ... | ditto; a bituminous substance fell?. | ||
* | 16 | Cherbourg | ... | ... | ... | a luminous meteor and explosion. | |
17 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
? | 17 | Catania | ... | ... | ... | detonating meteor?. | |
July 19 | Hamburg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
28 | Brünn | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Aug. 6 | Paris; Caen; Southampton | large | ... | streak 5' | serpentine trail of great size. Also seen at Havre. | ||
1822.* | Aug. 7 | Kadonah, Agra | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; night. | |
7 | Moravia | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
? | 11 | Liège; Coblentz | ... | ... | ... | large mass of fire fell down with a great explosion; possibly electrical. perhaps another account of the last. | |
11 or 12 | Alps | ... | ... | streak 3' | most brilliant meteor; cast shadows. | ||
16 | Rochelle, France | ... | S.E. to N.W. | ... | serpentine course; 66 leagues high; also seen at Paris. | ||
22 | Bromberg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
23 | Posen | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Sept. 1 | Fort Royal | large | W. to E. | quick | train visible several minutes; great detonation. | |
* | 10 | Carlstadt, Sweden | ... | ... | 11½ P.M. | Stone-fall; several?. | |
* | 13 | La Baffe, Epinal, France | sp. gr. 3·66. | ... | 7 A.M. | ditto; one stone about 3 inches in diameter, containing nickel and chrome. | |
Oct. 13 | Orenburg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
27 | Berleburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
28 | Brighton; S. England | 1/3 moon | ... | ... | fine meteor (22nd October?). | ||
Nov. 4 | Chili; S. America | large | ... | ... | ditto. ditto. | ||
11 | Freiberg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
12 | Potsdam | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
15 | Apenrade | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
19 | Valparaiso | 2/3 moon | ... | 2 A.M. | ditto; train of fire; jerked and burst. | ||
* | 30 | Futtehpore, Doab, India | 22 lbs.+ | S.E. to N.W. | evening before sunset. | Stone-fall; several; sp. gr. 3·52. Umballah?. The same meteor was seen at a distance of 300 miles from where the stone fell; Rourpore, 75 miles N.E. from Allahabad, is also given as the locality of this fall: it seems probable that two stones fell, and which have been preserved, at some distance from each other. See Reports of the Sittings of the imperial Academy of Sciences of Vienna, and a recent paper by Haidinger on this stone-fall, as well as on that of Shalka, Pegu, Assam, and Segowlee. | |
Dec. 21 | Brünn | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
1823. | Jan. 11 | Augsburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | |
24 | England | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
26 | Gosport | ... | ... | ... | ditto; perhaps same as last?. | ||
Apr. 2 | Manheim | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
6 | Berlin | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
9 | Potsdam | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
May 2 | Embleton | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
20 | Ragusa | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
23 | Kiel; Denmark | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
July 30 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | Aug. 7 | Nobleboro', Maine, U. S. | 16 lbs. | ... | 4½ P.M. | Stone-fall; two fell; sp. gr. 3·09. | |
9 | Singen | ... | N.E. to S.W. | ... | fireball. | ||
12 | Tübingen | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
19 | Munich | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
20 | Ragusa | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Oct. 3 | Königsberg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Nov. 9 | Prague | ... | ... | streak 2' | ditto (or 8th November?). | ||
1823. | Nov. 27 | Naples? | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
Dec. 6 | Aix | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
13 | Belley, France | ... | ... | ... | ditto. Département de l'Ain. | ||
1824.* | Jan. 15 | Renazzo, Bologna, Italy | 12 lbs.+ | ... | 9 P.M. | Stone-fall; three fragments fell; sp. gr. 3·25. Also at Cento. | |
Feb. 3 | Görlitz | ... | ... | ... | fireball; aërolitic?. | ||
* | 18 | Irkutsk, Siberia | 5 lbs. | ... | noon | Stone-fall; near Tounkin. 7 A.M.? May 14?. | |
Mar. 1 | Berlin | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
April 17 | Linlithgowshire | ... | N. to S. | quick | brilliant meteor. At Borrowstowness. | ||
June 9 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Aug. 12 | Tuscany | ... | ... | ... | ditto; or 11th August. | ||
? | 23 | Mendosa, S. America | ... | ... | ... | ditto; and meteoritic dust fell?. Poggendorff. | |
Sept. 13 | Petersburg | ... | ... | ... | small bluish globe of fire; day-time. | ||
* | Oct. 14 | Zebrak, Beraun | 4 lbs. | ... | 8 A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·60. In Bohemia. | |
20 | Sterlitamak, Russia | ... | ... | ... | hailstones containing iron pyrites fell! meteoric?. | ||
Nov. 14 | Mainz | ... | ... | ... | fireball; or 13th November. | ||
16 | Bonn | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
27 | Erlangen; Prague | = moon | S.E to N.W. | 4" or 5" | ditto. | ||
Dec. 10 | Mans, France | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
15 | Magdeburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
17 | Neuhaus, Bohemia | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (Boguslawski's Catalogue). A resinous substance fell after a fireball?. | ||
1825. | Jan. 2 | Arezzo | ... | W. to E. | quick 5" | fireball; tailed; horizontal; brilliant. 2 A.M. | |
* | 16 | Oriang, India | ... | ... | evening | Stone-fall; in Malwate. Several hot stones. | |
17 | Bromberg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
24 | Königsberg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Feb. 3 | Nurenburg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
4 | Cassell | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
* | 10 | Nanjemoy, Maryland, U. S. | 16 lbs. | N.W. to S.E. | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·66; about noon.. | |
June 28 | Frankfort; Stutgardt | ... | ... | ... | fireball. July 28?. | ||
? | July 5 | Torrecillas dal Campo, Spain | 1 oz. to 1 lb. | ... | 2 P.M. | stones fell; perhaps hailstones. an abundant shower of stones; men and cattle suffered much. Gazette de Madrid, July 18, 1825. Ann. de Chimie. vol. xxx. p. 422, 1825. | |
? | 28 | Cherson, Russia | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue). Some stones fell. one 7 lbs. Doubtful according to Chladni. | |
Aug. 3 | Meidling | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
22 | Utrecht | ... | ... | ... | fireball; seen all over Holland. | ||
Sept. 10 | Liancourt, France | 2/3 moon | N.E to S.W. | ... | fireball; oval and tailed. | ||
* | 15 or 14 | Owhyhee, Sandwich Islands | 30 lbs. | ... | A.M. | Stone-fall; 2 fragments; sp. gr. 3·39; September 27? | |
20 | Hanover | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
24 | Leipzig | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Oct. 17 | Prague | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
19 | Berlin | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
22 | Höxter | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
1825. | Nov. | Ohio, U.S. | > moon | E. to W. | quick | burst partially. Part of the interior of the nucleus seemed to separate from the rest and fall to the earth, breaking into a number of small balls, without noise. | |
3 | Calcutta | 1/3 moon | E. to W. | 5" or 6" | horizontal motion; seen by twilight. | ||
4 | Halle | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
5 | Merseberg | ... | ... | ... | ditto. Probably same as the last. | ||
9 | Pils | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
14 | Leith | ... | E. to W. | streak 2' | quick motion; large, long tail. | ||
22 | Calcutta | ... | E. to W. | streak 2½' | fireball, with large comet-like tail. | ||
Dec. 1 | Berlin | = moon | ... | ... | reddish; no streak. | ||
2 | Calcutta | large | ... | streak 5' | globular. | ||
10 | Halle | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
18 | Frankfort-on-Maine | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
? | May 12 | Bayden, Wiltshire | ... | ... | ... | Iron-fall?. (Poggendorff, viii. 1826). Bayden, Wilts; according to P. A. Kesselmeyer, of Frankfort, the piece of iron which fell is in possession of Mr. Schwickard in Mexico, who bought it from a mineral dealer in London. Prof. Nöggerath, of Bonn, is said to have seen it; it looked like meteoritic iron, and the magnetic needle was greatly affected by it. Possibly the same as the large meteor seen in Gloucestershire, May 12, 1826. | |
1826.? | ? | Georgia, U.S. | ... | ... | ... | stones fell?, and killed several people. See Athenæum, 1836, p. 803.. | |
Feb. 14 | La Manche | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
* | 15 | Lugano, Italy | ... | ... | ... | ditto; followed by loud detonation. No stones found. | |
? | Apr. 1 | Saarbrücken | ... | downwards | ... | a curious meteoric appearance and noise. | |
14 | Glasgow | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
? | May 12 | Gloucestershire | 1/3 moon | ... | ... | bluish; vanished, leaving a red spark. Aërolitic, according to Baumhauer's Catalogue; probably only a large meteor; seen also in Wiltshire, according to Baumhauer. | |
* | 19 | Ekaterinosloff | 86 lbs. | ... | ... | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·77. (1825?.) | |
July 21 | Heidelberg | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
29 | Florida | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
Aug. 3 | Frankenstein | ... | S.W. to N.E. | ... | ditto. | ||
3 | Leipzig | ... | E.N.E to W.S.W | ... | ditto. | ||
8 | Odensee | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
11 | Halle | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
18 | England | large | ... | ... | a fine meteor. | ||
26 or 27 | Edinburgh | ... | S.W to N.E. | quick | fireball; like a rocket; 45° arc; train; burst. | ||
* | Aug. | Lot-et-Garonne, France | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue). Lot-et-Garonne (one account says Castres in Gironde); a large stone fell; according to Quetelet, during a thunder-storm, on Mount Galapain. | |
1826.* | Sept. | Waterville, Maine, U.S. | 1/3 moon | ... | ... | fireball, large and brilliant; burst with great noise at night. The stone said to have been picked up; probably not really meteoritic. | |
4 | Hale | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
13 | Bordeaux | ... | ... | 5 A.M. | ditto; daybreak; brilliant; train of fire. | ||
Nov. 3 | Calcutta | 2/3 moon | S.E to N.W | ... | dissipated into sparks. 1825?. | ||
Dec. 31 | Dammerung | ... | ... | ... | fireball; in Lippéschen.. | ||
1827.* | Feb. 27 | Ghazeepore, India | several lbs. | ... | 3 P.M. | Stone-fall; one fragment; sp. gr. 3·5. At Mhow, near Ghazeepore. Feb. 16? | |
* | May 9 | Nashville in Sumner co., Tennessee | 5 lbs.+11 lbs. | W. to E. | 4 P.M. | Stone-fall; three fragments; sp. gr. 3·55. Drake's Creek. May 22?. | |
Aug. | Greenwich | large | ... | ... | fireball, increased from a point to 7 times larger than Jupiter.. | ||
? | 30 | Kuld-Schu | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer). (May 22?) A doubtful stone-fall; from a newspaper; also Kämtz, iii. 296. | |
* | Oct. 5 | Bialistock, Russian Poland | 4 lbs. | ... | 9½ A.M. | Stone-fall; contains no iron; sp. gr. 3·17. (Oct. 8?.) | |
Nov. 6 or 7 | Teneriffe | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
15 | Frankfort | ... | ... | ... | ditto. | ||
1827 or 28.? | Aug. or Sept. | Allport, Derbyshire | sp. gr. 2·0 | ... | 3 P.M. | a meteoric light traversed the sky, and an explosion. The meteorite picked up, suppossed to have fallen on this occasion, now in Dr. R. A. Smith's possession, of Manchester, appears to Mr. Greg to be a more than doubtful substance; more like a kind of compact charcoal, with particles of sulphur and iron pyrites imbedded; nevertheless peculiar: pieces are stated to have fallen after the explosion occurred. | |
1827.* | Aug. | China | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; in Boguslawski's 10th Supp. to Chladni. | |
1828. | Jan. 18 | Gotha | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | |
Feb. 11 | New York | ... | S.W to N.E. | 20° in 2" | fine grass-green; scintillations given off. | ||
* | May | Tscheroï | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall (Pogg., 1835, vol. xxxiv. p. 341). | |
* | June 4 | Richmond, Virginia | 4 lbs. | ... | 9 A.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·47. | |
Sept. 7 | Horton, Ribblesdale | = moon's d. | towards E. | 15° in 3½" | equal sunlight; increased from a 1st* to 30' in diameter. | ||
Oct. 10 | Turin | ... | ... | ... | fireball. | ||
Nov. 6 | Cape Town, S. Africa | ... | ... | ... | a fine meteor. | ||
11 | Sury, Département de Loire | large | ... | ... | seen during sunshine; or 12th November.. | ||
1829. | May 8 | Forsyth, Georgia, U.S. | 36 lbs. | ... | 3½ P.M. | Stone-fall; sp. gr. 3·50. | |
? | July | N. America | ... | ... | ... | Stone-fall; An Indian killed. Athenm. 1836, p. 803. | |
Sept. 26 | Dusseldorf | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue). Only a fireball. Kämtz, vol. iii. | ||
* | 29 | Krasnoi-Ugol, Russia | ... | ... | 2 P.M. | Stone-fall. 7 stones fell. Government of Käsan (Rjäsan). | |
Aug. 14 | Gümbinnen | ... | ... | ... | three fireballs. | ||
* | 15 | Deal, New Jersey, U.S. | ... | ... | night | Stone-fall. | |
26 | Parina | ... | ... | ... | bolide. | ||
* | Oct. 19 | Cape Town, S. Africa | large | ... | 10 P.M. | great light and brilliant; detonation 2'·45 afterwards. | |
? | Nov. 19 | Prague | ... | ... | ... | aërolitic (according to Baumhauer's Catalogue). Doubtful; little pieces of stone with a red crystalline surface, that smelt of phosphorus and sulphur. Kämtz, iii. 297, and Pogg. Annalen. Does not state if from a fireball. |