Meteorological observation, 1853. Historical artwork of a light in the sky seen over Dublin, Ireland, on 2 September 1853. The caption to the artwork

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Meteorological observation, 1853. Historical artwork of a light in the sky seen over Dublin, Ireland, on 2 September 1853. The caption to the artwork described this phenomenon as an 'extraordinary meteor'. Historically, the term 'meteor' was used to refer to any phenomenon observed in the atmosphere, hence the term meteorology.

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Size: 4953px × 3602px
Photo credit: © ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 02/09/1853, 1800s, 19th, 2, 1853, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, black--white, british, century, dublin, europe, european, historical, history, illustration, ireland, irish, isles, meteor, monochrome, night, observation, september, sky