* Astronomy

1869, September 19th, 9 p.m Tjabe, near Pandangan, Bodgo- Negoro, in Residence Rembang, Java. 1

A meteor, the brilliancy of which is stated to have surpassed that of the moon, was seen about nine in the evening to move in a north- easterly direction over the village of Tjabe. It was observed at Pandangan, the chief place of the district, as well as at Bodgo-Negoro, chief town of the division, lying east of Pandangan. At the same time a meteorite fell at Tjabe, at a distance of about twenty metres from the house of a native named Sokromo. The sound following the appearance of the meteor is described as an explosion, as loud as that of a cannon, followed by a noise resembling that caused by a carriage crossing a bridge ; this lasted some time. The villagers sought in vain for the spot where the meteorite fell ; at six o'clock next morning, however, it was found at the place already mentioned, at a depth of two feet in soil which had been hardened with a long drought. According to the report drawn up by the President of Rembang, it was remarked by the villagers that the aerolite, when found, was still so hot that it could not be touched with the hand. This statement, however, must be received with caution.
This stone, the only one found, weighed about 20 kilogrammes. It is covered with a dull greyish black crust, 0-5 mm. in thickness ; the fresh fracture is dark grey, and exhibits a number of brilliant points : here and there brilliant plates 1 mm. square are met with, as well as a small number of very dark, almost black, grains of spherical form, with a diameter of about 2 mm. The mass of the stone is coarsely granular, and is so very hard that portions are only detached with a hammer with great difficulty. 
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