[meteorite-list] Which meteorite felll on November 29th 1820?

[Chris Peterson]

Sounds like a description of a fireball. You asked about meteorites, and 
apparently none are associated with this meteor. Fireballs don't usually 
produce a "shower of stones", but such showers are frequently reported 
when fireballs happen over primitive areas (which most every place was 
in 1820).

Chris

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris aubeck" <caubeck at gmail.com>
To: <Impactika at aol.com>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Which meteorite felll on November 29th 
1820?


> Hi,
>
> Greg has:
>
> Nov 29 1820, 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.
>
> So I know such a case exists.
>
> Best,
>
> Chris
>
> On 8/4/06, Impactika at aol.com <Impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>> In a message dated 8/3/2006 5:03:47 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>> caubeck at gmail.com writes:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Does anyone happen to know about a  meteorite that fell on November
>> 29th 1820 in Italy? I found an article  describing the fall in The
>> Times of London from 1821, and there are a few  scattered notes here
>> and there (Greg, etc) but nothing  specific.