02252cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500800014626400510022630000470027733600260032433700260035033800360037650000310041250801940044352011960063753400450183365300120187885600430189099900170193343715UtSlPG20260610134013.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQB1 aKirkwood, Daniel,d1814-189510aMeteoric astronomy: A treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolites 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-09-14  aProduced by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Meteoric Astronomy: A Treatise on Shooting-Stars, Fire-Balls, and Aerolites" by Daniel Kirkwood is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The text discusses the phenomena of shooting stars, meteors, and meteoric stones, delving into historical observations and scientific theories related to these celestial events. Kirkwood aims to present the findings in this area of astronomy in an accessible manner, catering to both scholarly and public interest.  The opening of the treatise introduces the subject of meteoric astronomy by tracing historical beliefs about comets and meteors, transitioning to modern discoveries that categorize shooting stars and meteor falls as cosmical bodies orbiting the sun. Kirkwood references significant meteor showers and their periodic occurrences, emphasizing the importance of systematic observation. The preface outlines the structure of the work, indicating that the initial chapters will address specific meteor showers, while subsequent sections will explore the theory underlying meteoric events, enriching the reader's understanding of the physical cosmos and its dynamic phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMeteors40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43715  c84554d84554