A General Chronological History of the Air, Weather, Seasons, Meteors, In Sundry Places and Different Times - More Particularly for the Space of (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1749 edition. Excerpt: ... A. M. ever any Account be got how, or where they 37 63-began. In 62 the Plague was so great, that they could not com pleat their eight Legions, the Strength of the State. 3769. Appeared a Comet, not less than the Sun; at first the Orb of it was very fiery and red, casting a clear Light, whereby the Night became light; but it began afterwards to lessen in its Bigness, and its Brightness vanished, and it disappeared. Pozel. From an excessive Drought and Heat, for six Months, the Plague begun and raged in Rome to the third Year. 3771-The Winter was most severely cold, and all Sorts of bad Weather; most Vegetables were killed, and many Buildings overturned, o. 3774' Happened many dreadful Prodigies. In Picenum the River flowed with Blood. In Tuscany the Heavens appeared all in a Flame of Fire. At the City Rimini was a very clear Light most of the Night, and three Moons rose and appeared in different Parts of the Heaven. At the fame Time Caria and Rhodes, were shaken by an Earthquake. 3791. New and fresh Prodigies raised new Fears. The Sun's Orbit seemed lessened. The People called Arfiy saw small round Bucklers in the Heavens. The Sun seem'd to fight with the Moon. And at Capena in Tuscany two Moons rose by Day. In Sardinia, Shields were observed to sweat. In Hetruria, the Heavens seem ed to open with a great Chasm. At Antium, the Reapers cut down bloody Spikes of Corn. During the Consulship of Lucius Celius Me-A. M tel/us, and uintus Faber Maximus Servilia-3791nusy fo great a Plague broke out suddenly, that first there were not proper Persons sufficient to carry out the Dead; these being killed, there remained none; so that great Houses were destitute of living, but full of dead Bodies. There were large and great inheritances left...