According to the Annual Register, 1832-447, the fields of Kourianof, Russia, saw a fall of a combustible, resinous, yellowish substance which, when torn, had the tenacity of cotton. It covered an area of 600 or 700 square feet to a depth of at least two inches. In water, it had the consistency of resin, and was described as being the color of amber, elastic and smelled like … [Read more...] about Our notion of cargoes
fall of yellow substance
An earthy, insipid taste
Loud noises were heard in the sky, and stones fell from the sky, accompanied by a yellow powder that fell at Gerace, Calabria, on March 14, 1813. It had “an earthy, insipid taste,” described as “unctuous.” The Annals of Philosophy, 11-466, described one of the components as “a greenish-yellow substance, which, when dried, was found to be … [Read more...] about An earthy, insipid taste
Numerous globules
A fall of a yellow substance at Genoa, Italy, on Feb. 14, 1870 was reported in Jour. Franklin Inst., 90-11, by Director Boccardo of the Technical Institute of Genoa and Professor Castellani. Under a microscope, the substance revelaed numerous globules of cobalt blue, and “corpuscles of a pearly color that resembled starch,” according to Nature, 2-166. –Charles … [Read more...] about Numerous globules