| Reference number | PP/3/25 |
| Previous numbers | PP/35/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Examination of the meteorite which fell on the 16th February, 1883, at Alfianello, in the district of Verolannova, in the province of Brescia, Italy' by Walter Flight |
| Date | 1883 |
| Description | Flight writes: 'I gather from a short preliminary notice, which has been sent by M. Denza to Professor Daubree, and has been published in a recent number of the “Comptes Rendus,” a few particulars respecting the fall of this stone, and its general appearance. The fall took place, with a loud detonation, at 2.55pm on the day above mentioned; it was heard in the neighbouring provinces of Cremona, Verona, Mantua, Piacenza, and Parma. In Alfianello it is described as "épouvantable" [appalling].'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Astronomy
Received 17 May 1883. Read 24 May 1883. Communicated by George Gabriel Stokes.
A version of this paper was published in volume 35 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Examination of the meteorite which fell on the 16th February, 1883, at Alfianello, in the district of Verolannova, in the province of Brescia, Italy'. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1883.0043 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6652 | Flight; Walter (1841 - 1885) | 1841 - 1885 |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |