[meteorite-list] NPA 01-22-1788 Old Meteor News Report

[Bernhard Rems]

To my best knowledge, f and s were one letter back then in print. I remember reading old german books when I was young, from the beginning of last century and up to the 40's, they were all written with these old letters and f and s were the same :-). However, in handwriting, there WAS a difference.

Bernhard
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Bernhard Rems - bernhard at bgrems.com


Am Sun, 05 Dec 2004 08:17:24 -0600, schrieb MARK BOSTICK:
> Paper: The Times
> City: London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
> Date: Tuesday, January 22, 1788
> Page: 3 (of 4)
>
> In addition to the account we lately gave of the fiery meteor, feen
> from different parts of the kingdom in its progrefs n rthward, and
> firft deferibed by a Gentleman at Chefter; we have further to
> remark, that is was alfo feen at Kirkby-Lonfdale, in Weftmoreland,
> where, by the affiftance of a theodolite, the following
> circumftances were afcertained: Its direction was from north-weft
> to the north eaft nearly. At tits firft appearance, its elevation
> was nearly 30 deg. and its mangetical bearing 1 deg. weft of fouth;
> its colour was that of a bright coal fire, its apparent magnitude
> fomewhat lefs than the full moon. If feemed to leave a fiery tail
> or ftream behind it.
>
> (end)
>
> Like the Weston newspaper article posted by me (a while
> ago)....this one has f's in place where we would now have s's.
>
> Clear Skies,
> Mark Bostick
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