 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - Страниц: 708
...not vanish instantaneously, but grew, pretty rapidly, fainter, and fainter, as a red hot cannon bull would do, if cooling in the dark, only with much more...as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other times fainter : some compared it to... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - Страниц: 710
...body. The whole period between its first appearance and total extinction, was estimated at about SO seconds. About 30 or 40 seconds after this, three...as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other times fainter : some compared it to... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1809 - Страниц: 532
...distinctness, and, all together, did not occupy three seconds. Then followed a rapid succession of reports Jess loud, and running into each other so as to produce...rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other timea, fainter : some compared it to the noise of a waggon, running rapidly down a lopg and stony hill;... | |
 | 1809 - Страниц: 688
...They succeeded each other with as much rapiditvas was consistent with distinctness, and, altogether, did not occupy three seconds. Then followed a rapid...succession of reports less loud, and running into each othe;, so as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes... | |
 | Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1810 - Страниц: 458
...They succeeded each other with as much rapidity as was consistent with distinctness, and, altogether, did not occupy three seconds. Then followed a rapid...as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other times fainter : some compared it to... | |
 | 1813 - Страниц: 670
...They succeeded each other with as much rapidity as was consistent with distinctness, and, altogether, did not occupy three seconds. Then followed a rapid succession of reports less louJ, and running into each other, so as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - Страниц: 151
..."About thirty or forty seconds after this, three loud and distinct reports, like those of a four pounder near at hand, were heard. They succeeded each other...as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other times fainter j some compared it to... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1829 - Страниц: 202
...About thirty or forty seconds after this, three loud and distinct reports, like those of a four pounder near at hand, were heard. They succeeded each other...as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other times fainter ; some compared it to... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1836 - Страниц: 214
...pounder near at hand, were heard. They succeeded each other with as much rapidity as was consistent witn distinctness, and all together did not occupy three...as to produce a continued rumbling, like that of a cannon ball rolling over a floor, sometimes louder, and at other times fainter ; some compared it to... | |
 | 1869 - Страниц: 488
...They succeeded each other with as much rapidity as was consistent with distinctness, and, altogether, did not occupy three seconds. Then followed a rapid...times fainter : some compared it to the noise of a wagon, running rapidly down a long and stony hill ; or, to a volley of musketry, protracted into what... | |
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They succeeded each other with as much rapidity as was consistent with distinctness, and, all together, did not occupy three seconds. Then followed a rapid succession of reports less loud, and running into each other, so as to produce a continued rumbling,... 
