From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[15 August 1841]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #721 (Aug. 21, 1841), 643
Summary:
Discusses meteor showers of 9 August 1840, emanating from a point in the constellation Perseus. Calls attention to a report on these meteors as seen from near Vesuvius in 1779 by William Hamilton.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project