[meteorite-list] Article describing meteorite fall in Jamaica in the year 1700
chris aubeck
caubeck at gmail.com
Mon Sep 26 11:44:02 EDT 2005
Dear list,
After my recent request for information regarding a possible meteorite
fall in 1862, I found one report which apparently has not been
collected elsewhere.
Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society XXX, No. 357,
July-September 1718, pp. 837-838.
Article: "A letter of the curious naturalist Mr. Henry Barham, R. S.
S., to the publisher, giving a relation of a fiery meteor seen by him,
in Jamaica, to strike the Earth..."
Barham describes his observation of a falling fireball in the year
1700, "about three miles north-west from St. Fago de la Vega." He
approaches a group of people south of the savanna who are admiring the
recently broken ground where they have seen a fireball come down.
Several deep holes, smell of sulphur, etc.
I just thought someone might be interested.
Best,
Chris
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