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

From: chris aubeck <caubeck_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 4 03:49:08 2006
Message-ID: <3a5693b30608040049w3b6330d6l97d496d051a3c152_at_mail.gmail.com>

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@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.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Only one Fall in 1820: Lixna, Latvia on July 12, 1820. ("Meteorites from A
> to Z")
> And only 2 Falls on November 29th: Mount Vaisi in 1637, and Chajari in
> 1933.
>
> Are you sure you have the right date? and the right country?
>
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com
> President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
> www.IMCA.cc
>
>
Received on Fri 04 Aug 2006 03:49:05 AM PDT


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