Project Gutenberg 2013-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 261 Kirkwood, Daniel 1814 1895 Meteoric astronomy: A treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolites Produced by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Meteoric Astronomy: A Treatise on Shooting-Stars, Fire-Balls, and Aerolites" by Daniel Kirkwood is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The text discusses the phenomena of shooting stars, meteors, and meteoric stones, delving into historical observations and scientific theories related to these celestial events. Kirkwood aims to present the findings in this area of astronomy in an accessible manner, catering to both scholarly and public interest. The opening of the treatise introduces the subject of meteoric astronomy by tracing historical beliefs about comets and meteors, transitioning to modern discoveries that categorize shooting stars and meteor falls as cosmical bodies orbiting the sun. Kirkwood references significant meteor showers and their periodic occurrences, emphasizing the importance of systematic observation. The preface outlines the structure of the work, indicating that the initial chapters will address specific meteor showers, while subsequent sections will explore the theory underlying meteoric events, enriching the reader's understanding of the physical cosmos and its dynamic phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43715/43715-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Meteors QB Text Category: Science - Physics 269751 2025-08-17T14:38:56.339776 text/html 253425 2024-10-23T18:34:07 text/html 331282 2025-08-17T14:39:02.747626 application/epub+zip 331683 2025-08-17T14:38:57.835676 application/epub+zip 159724 2025-08-17T14:38:57.015691 application/epub+zip 435419 2025-08-17T14:39:06.448632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400271 2025-08-17T14:39:02.080637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229234 2022-09-20T03:36:06.440357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211399 2025-08-17T14:38:55.676722 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191336 2024-10-23T18:34:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15960 2025-08-17T14:39:06.668650 application/rdf+xml 16465 2025-08-17T14:38:57.121742 image/jpeg 2691 2025-08-17T14:38:57.068704 image/jpeg 304806 2025-08-17T14:38:56.375654 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia