* Astronomy

Letter from Mr de St. Amans to Prof. Pictet, on a new aerolite fall

The 5th of this month, a few minutes before noon, under a clear sky and a wind coming from North, a terrible detonation was heard and several stones fell on the towns of Monclair, Granges, Castelmoron and others. Following the account of the mayors of these towns, some of the stones plunged into the ground down to 4 to 5 feet deep. I said a terrible detonation since being in St. Amans, 20 to 25 kilometers from the towns I just cited, the doors and windows of my house shook twice, as if a canon fired or if thunder stroke at proximity. Surprised by such a phenomenon, which could not be caused by a storm, I went outside persuaded that an aerolite fell nearby
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