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Hope and despair of attempted positivism

December 7, 2010 by Donna

The London Times of Dec. 25, 1883, reported, in a translation from a Turkish newspaper, that a substance fell in Scutari on Dec. 2, 1883, in particles or flakes like snow. “‘It was found to be saltish to the taste, and to dissolve readily in water.” –Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, p70 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Hope and despair of attempted positivism

Anything can be identified as anything

October 9, 2010 by Donna

A substance said to have fallen at Montussan (Gironde) on October 16, 1883 was sent to La Nature, 1883-342. The Editor (Tisandier) wrote that the fibrous substance was white, “but was something that had been burned.” It fell from a cloud “composed of a woolly substance in lumps the size of a fist,” accompanied by rain and a violent wind. “M. … [Read more...] about Anything can be identified as anything

Anything can be identified as anything

October 9, 2010 by Donna

A substance said to have fallen at Montussan (Gironde) on October 16, 1883 was sent to La Nature, 1883-342. The Editor (Tisandier) wrote that the fibrous substance was white, “but was something that had been burned.” It fell from a cloud “composed of a woolly substance in lumps the size of a fist,” accompanied by rain and a violent wind. “M. … [Read more...] about Anything can be identified as anything

Peasants and meteorites

September 25, 2010 by Donna

September falls of meteorites/stones in storms:St. Leonards-on-sea, England, Sept. 17, 1885 (Annual Register, 1885)Sweden, Sept. 24, 1883 (Nature, 29-15)Cardiff, Sept. 26, 1916, accompanied by lightning flash (London Times, Sept. 28, 1916) Writes Fort: “It is said [in Science Gossip, n.s., 6-65] that, though meteorites have fall in storms, no connection is supposed to … [Read more...] about Peasants and meteorites

Peasants and meteorites

September 25, 2010 by Donna

September falls of meteorites/stones in storms:St. Leonards-on-sea, England, Sept. 17, 1885 (Annual Register, 1885)Sweden, Sept. 24, 1883 (Nature, 29-15)Cardiff, Sept. 26, 1916, accompanied by lightning flash (London Times, Sept. 28, 1916) Writes Fort: “It is said [in Science Gossip, n.s., 6-65] that, though meteorites have fall in storms, no connection is supposed to … [Read more...] about Peasants and meteorites

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