Gents Mag 1750 p.344
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Gentleman's Magazine vol.20 p.344, 1750:-
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meteor Wigton |
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Meteor over Wigton
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Letter from Wigtoun. THE extraordinary meteor mentioned in the Newcastle paper, &c., appeared over the Solway firth, directing its course South Eastward, the wind W.S.W. passed to the East of Wigton, seemed to be over Carlisle, and passed Newcastle also: but in order to account for its appearing at so many places, near the same time, it must have been kindled in the higher regions of the atmosphere, and been vastly higher than people imagined, whose computation was about 30 yards only, whereas it seems to have been as many miles at least, else it could not have appeared, almost over every place that we yet hear of; its tail and other appearances wou'd vary with the circumstances of its inflammability and motion. Yours, G.S.
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