On Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:35 PM MDT, RHONDA and Alan IMRAN <[email protected]> wrote: > You can find information on the Meteor Shower in a book written by Henry > Howe, Edition from 1898 called HOWE'S SKETCHES FROM 1846 TO 1890, PAGES 736 > & 737. I do not have the whole book, just portions. I do have those pages, > but the copy is not wonderful. If you would like me to e-mail them to you > or the person who make the original post, I will be glad to scan them. > Sounds like some of the meteors penetrated the earth to a depth of two to > three feet and the largest weighing 103 pounds. This meteor used to be in a > cabinet at Marietta College. I do not know if it is still there. The > sounds appear to have been very loud and are compared to the firing of cannons. The meteorite you describe fell at New Concord in Muskingum County (which means some pieces might well have fallen in Guernsey County, too). It is apparently still at Marietta College; here's some photos: http://209.238.151.128/newconcord.htm I will note, however, that it fell in 1860, not in 1833. It's not surprising that they are unconnected; meteor showers rarely produce meteorites (pieces that make it to the ground), and certainly not in the 103-lb range. Usually meteorites are the result of large chunks of space rock that enter the atmosphere and break apart into smaller pieces due to heat from atmospheric friction. They are usually related to the rocks in the asteroid belt, which have a different origin than comets. The latter are chunks of ice studded with dust and small pieces of rock, and when this solid material is shed and falls into our atmosphere it quickly burns up. S R C A cott obert ranston nderson [email protected] Admin, {C{offield,ollosky,ranston,ummins},OHGuerns,USAGen}[email protected] USGenWeb Coordinator, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/