A meteor shower in the night sky. Mezzotint after Henry Robinson, 1783. "An accurate representation of the meteor which was seen on Aug 18th. 1783. At first it appeared as one ball of fire, but, in a few seconds, broke into many small ones. Its course was from N.W. to S.E. This extraordinary phenomenon was of that species of meteor which the great physiologist Dr. Woodward and others call the Draco volans or Flying dragon. The above view was taken at Winthorpe near Newark upon Trent, by Henry Robinson, schoolmaster." Colorized.
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3600 x 2387 px | 30.5 x 20.2 cm | 12 x 8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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