Title: The Meteorite Fall of 1704 at Barcelona Authors: Llorca, J., Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M., & Vega, S.
Around 5:00-6:00 PM on December 25, 1704, a fall of stones occurred at Barcelona. The event was immediately recorded in the Dietari del Antich Consell Barcelonj and several black stones up to 1.2 kg were also recovered ca. 30 km far from Barcelona, although at present they no longer exist. Prior to the fall, a great fireball with a long tail was seen and several detonations "lasted nearly three creeds". A smoky trail persisted over a serene sky one hour and a half. It is believed that the Barcelona fall of 1704 was studied by E.F. Chladni among other meteorite falls in order to connect the occurrence of fireballs to falling stones
