that ham fallen from the Heavens. 
6. In the jurisdiction of San Jago del Estera. — Ruhin de Codis^ 
in the Phil. Trans. 1788, vol. Ixxviii. p. 37. 
7. At Elbogen in Bohemia. — Gilberfs Anna!, xlii. and xliv. 
8. Near Lenarto in Hungary. — Ditto, xlix. 
The orimn of the following masses seems to be uncertain, as 
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they do not contain nickel, and have a different texture from 
the preceding : 
1. A mass found near the Red River, and sent from New Or- 
leans to New York. — Journ. des Mines 1812, Bruce's Journ. 
2. A mass at Aix-ia-Chapelle containing arsenic. — Gilberts An- 
nal. xlviii. 
3. A mass found on the hill of Brianza in the Milanese. — • 
Chladni in Gilberfs Annal. l. p. 275. 
4. A mass found at Groskamdorf, and containing, according to 
Klaproth, a little lead and copper. 
Chap. III. — List of Falls of Dust and other Substances*, 
EITHER OF A SOFT, DRY, OR HUMID NATURE. 
P. C. 472, Nov. 5. or 6. A great fall of black dust, probably 
at Constantinople, during which the heavens seemed to burn. 
— Procopius, Marcellinus, Theophanes, (^c. 
652. A shower of red dust fell at Constantinople. — Theophanes, 
Cedremis. 
743. Dust fell in different places, accompanied with a meteor. 
•^Theophanes. 
Middle of the ^th century, red dust, and matter like coagula-* 
ted blood, fell from the heavens. — Kazwini, Elmazen. 
929 . A fall of red sand took place at BsLgdsA.’^-^Quati'emere. 
1056. Red snow fell in Armenia, — Matth. Eretz. 
1110. A burning body fell in the Lake of Van in Armenia, and 
made its waters blood red. The earth was cleft in several 
places. — Matth. Eretz. 
1416. Red rain fell in Bohemia. — Spangenherg. 
In the same century, matter like coagulated blood, fell along 
with a stone at Lucerne. — Cysat. 
1501. According to several chronicles, a shower of blood fell at 
several places. 
1548, Nov. 6. A red substance like coagulated blood, fell with 
a meteor, probably in Thuringia.— 
