A witnessed 1833 stone fall near Blansko, Moravia, was chemically analysed by Berzelius

At a quarter past six, P. M., on the 25th of Nov., 1833, M. Reichenbach witnessed the fall of a meteoric stone, seeompinted by a brilliant light, and a noise like thunder, in the neighborhood of Blansko, in Mora- via.

Machine OCR of this passage At a quarter past six, P. M., on the 25th of Nov., 1833, M. Reichenbach wit- nessed the fall of a meteoric stone, seeompinted by a brilliant light, and a noise like thunder, in the neighborhood of Blansko, in Mora- via

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The journal reports that M. Reichenbach saw a meteoric stone fall near Blansko in Moravia at a quarter past six in the evening on 25 November 1833, with a bright light and a thunder-like noise. The main mass was lost in woodland, but about half a pound of fragments was recovered and compared to known falls such as L'Aigle. The page gives Berzelius's analysis, including about 17 percent magnetic nickel-iron; it is uncertain how the fall was later catalogued, since the Blansko meteorite is likely recorded in modern databases.

How forgotten?

little-known · A Blansko meteorite from 1833 appears in specialist meteorite catalogues, I believe, but it is not widely known to the general public.

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Documented today · A Czech article describes the 25 Nov 1833 fall of stone meteorites (chondrites) northwest of Blansko. The Gallery of Natural Phenomena also lists the Blansko stone shower. I did not confirm the Berzelius analysis in the results. (10 sources seen)

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Source

The American journal of science and arts (v. 30 1836), 1820

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