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

From: Bernhard Rems <bernhard_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Dec 5 09:30:59 2004
Message-ID: <200412515317.740885_at_rendhome>

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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>
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