Title

Leonid meteor shower

Caption

Leonid meteor shower, 1870. The Leonids are visible in the night sky during November, and this observation was made by the French aeronauts Henri Giffard (1825-1882) and W de Fonvielle during a trip in the balloon 'L'Hirondelle'. From "Voyages Aeriens". (Paris, 1870).

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