Hi Jeffrey, Thanks! However, I was wondering what the NAME of this meteorite is.... "Zvezvan" is not listed in Meteorites A to Z. Michael
on 2/24/07 5:26 PM, Jeffrey Shallit at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ask and ye shall receive: > > "Little thing like a meteor fails to discourage bride" > New York Times > December 8 1929 > p. E1 > > Special correspondence of the New York Times > > Belgrade, Nov. 20. - The heavens "blessed" a bride in unwonted > and unwelcome form in the village of Zvezvan today. As the wedding > party was nearing the church a meteor fell into one of the carriages > immediately in front of that in which the bride was seated. > > One of the wedding guests, a man, was killed, the woman sitting > opposite him was badly injured and the bride fainted. The crowd > scattered in panic, but after a brief delay the marriage was > duly solemnized. > > The meteor, which was glowing hot, measured forty centimeters in > diameter. > -- You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. - Ziggy - in a comic strip by Tom Wilson -- ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list