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IT is perhaps surprising that the heights of meteors, and especially of that class known as fireballs, were not determined with any accuracy until the near approach of the present century. It is true that a few individual attempts were made in this direction but, considering the large number of brilliant meteors which appear every year, it is curious that some systematic attempts were not made at a much earlier date in this direction. It must, however, be remembered that many years ago there were comparatively few astronomical observers, that means of communication were slow, and that the importance of recording these objects as precisely as possible had not been recognised.!
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DENNING, W. The Heights of Meteors. Nature 57, 540–542 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/057540a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/057540a0