| 单词 | aerolite |
| 例句 | An ingredient in the lotion, which the brand calls aerolite, is a formulation of aerogel, which was used as an insulating material on the Mars Exploration Rover in 1997. Getting a Kiehl’s Product Into a Man’s Orbit 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z If a philosopher that way had come, He would have seized the waif with great delight, And honored it as an aerolite. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It is remarkable that a male emblem should be said to represent Venus, but the stone was an aerolite, like that which fell at Ephesus, and was said to represent Diana. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Her statue in this temple was simply a large aerolite which had fallen in the vicinity, and was regarded by the people as the heaven-sent image of their great goddess. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Darrell followed close, and again lifted his whip to strike, but instantaneously he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, or as if an aerolite had fallen upon him. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z He is the most extraordinary globule of mercury—comet—aerolite gone drunk—flash of lightning doing Catherine wheels—I ever had any experience of. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z And every day she tortured herself with all the tiny signs that radiate from a lover's face like aerolites from the blazing tail of a comet. A Bed of Roses The aerolites that reach the surface are not always exploded into very small fragments, but every now and then quite large masses remain intact. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Yes, certainly; and if I am not mistaken, it was in your country that the largest known aerolite was found, for it weighed no less than fifty hundred-weights. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The different parts of the fire-ball fall to the surface of the Earth, under the name of aerolites, or rather of uranoliths, since they arrive from the depths of space, and not from our atmosphere. Astronomy for Amateurs After a time, down came the hen-bird, like a fiery aerolite from the sky, upon the very spot where she had built her nest, so rapidly, as almost to escape observation. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America I know of no aerolite that has ever been acceptably traced to terrestrial origin. The Book of the Damned There are hundreds of accounts of the falls of aerolites during the past 2,500 years. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Each of us added to his load one of the aerolites; then, again returning to the plateau, we plunged into the forest. Adventures of a Young Naturalist But already I had shot away on the steepest glide that I dared to attempt, my engine still full on, the flying propeller and the force of gravity shooting me downwards like an aerolite. Danger! and Other Stories Up and up it went as if it had resolved to become an aerolite and visit the moon! The Hot Swamp It must have been very peculiar, if in all aerolites not wedge-shaped, no such phenomenon had ever been observed. The Book of the Damned One at Mecca is revered by the faithful Mohammedans, and Jehangir, the great Mogul, is said to have had a sword forged from an iron aerolite which fell in 1620 in the Panjab. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture The next morning there was nothing better to do than to go with my companions to look after the aerolite. Adventures of a Young Naturalist It seemed descending not in a straight line, but in an acute parabolic curve, like a thunderbolt or some aerolite projected toward the surface of the sea. The Castaways It became hilly, and the hills were precipitous and covered with inky black rocks, which lay so thickly about that it seemed as if a shower of enormous aerolites had fallen there. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War Now, we know that aerolites are formed in the atmosphere by a natural process, and descend in masses of pure iron. Recollections of Europe They are smaller than aerolites, probably mere particles of dust, and for the most part are entirely consumed in our upper atmosphere, so that they do not actually reach the earth. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture We see order and grandeur inexpressible, but with some apparent signs of an opposite kind—the conflagration of a star, a moon bereft of atmosphere, errant comets and aerolites. No Refuge but in Truth For it must be borne in mind that this was her first and wholly unexpected outburst into society; the experience was that of an obscure aerolite suddenly become a noble meteor. Gentle Julia And be to the world a portent Of eternal might and right, They chose for the steel a splinter From a fallen aerolite. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Softly, dear boy, softly," replied Barbican; "aerolites can help falling on the Earth, and the proof is, that few of them do fall—most of them don't. All Around the Moon We do not know what great comets, or aerolites, or "star-showers" were seen in Palestine during the centuries in which the books of the Bible were composed. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture If it come to an aerolite or mass of metallic rock, or even a cloudlet of gas, standing still in space, its contact with our air evolves 600,000° of heat. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work The largest known aerolite is that which fell in Brazil, and was no less than eight feet in length. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits As it lay on the table before him, he realized that it was nothing but a common aerolite, with the appearance of black slag. The Flying Legion The Susquehanna's bowsprit had been snapped off, in all probability, by some sudden squall, or, what was still more likely, some little aerolite had struck it and frightened the crew into fits. All Around the Moon Great meteorites—"aerolites" as they are called—are like great comets, chance visitors to our world. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture It crossed the illimitable spaces where the herding aerolites swirl forever through space in the wake of careering world, and all their whistling wings answered to it. Gulliver of Mars But already I had shot away on the steepest glide that I dared to attempt, my engine still full on, the flying propeller and the force of gravity shooting me downwards like an aerolite. Tales of Terror and Mystery "Stones do not fall from the sky," remarked Conseil, "or they would merit the name aerolites." Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea An aerolite had fallen in the marketplace of Coomassie, and, still more strange, a child was born which was at once able to converse fluently. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Many fragments were picked up, and analyzed, and, like other aerolites, were found to consist of materials already known on the earth. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture M. Tissot, the astronomer, had, at half-past ten the previous night, observed through the 40-inch telescope of the Nice observatory a body which seemed a tiny planet or aerolite of abnormal size. The Lord of the Sea After these occurrences it was impossible for the most skeptical to doubt any longer, and the regular study of ``aerolites,'' or ``meteorites,'' began. Curiosities of the Sky We may therefore conclude, that numberless aerolites must have fallen into the sea, between Africa and South America, westward of the Cape Verd Islands. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Some days elapsed without any object, aerolite or otherwise, being described, and without any trumpet notes being heard in the atmosphere. Robur the Conqueror Thus aerolites seem to be broken-up fragments from the interior parts of globes like our own. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture The Magic Coffer, so wondrously wrought with seven sides, we learn from the same source, came from the aerolite. The Jewel of Seven Stars There must be other things besides aerolites that wander from their own spheres to ours; and when we speak of celestial sweetness or beauty, we may be nearer the literal truth than we dream. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works This extremely remarkable circumstance has led to the conclusion, that falling-stars are not aerolites which, after having hovered a long time in space, unite on accidentally entering into our atmosphere, and fall towards the earth.* Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 This aerolite could not be the object in question, for how could an aerolite blow a trumpet? Robur the Conqueror All the children came round in silence to hear the story of Louis Lambert, discovered, like an aerolite, by Madame de Stael, in a corner of the wood. Louis Lambert You remember the hieroglyphic writing had told that the jewel came from the heart of an aerolite, and that the coffer was cut from it also. The Jewel of Seven Stars The chemists were disposed to believe that the aerolites had been formed by the combination of elements floating in the upper atmosphere. A History of Science — Volume 3 Falls of aerolites are less rare with us than hail in the torrid zone, notwithstanding the frequency of thunder-storms at the elevation of three hundred toises above the level of the sea. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 But later on it was discovered that the observers had been deceived in the body, and that what they had seen was an aerolite. Robur the Conqueror I believe my general impression was that of which I have spoken, that they were all burned to death on the instant, as the little aerolite fused in its passage through our atmosphere. The Brick Moon and Other Stories As night fell a bright reflection rose even to the "Albatross," so that she might have been taken for a flaming aerolite. Robur the Conqueror But the theory of telluric origin of aerolites was by no means so easily disposed of. A History of Science — Volume 3 This circumstance will appear less extraordinary, when I mention that in broad daylight, in 1788, the interior of the houses in the town of Popayan was brightly illumined by an aerolite of immense magnitude. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Was it an aerolite shooting obliquely through the atmosphere? Robur the Conqueror The investigation was in all respects successful, and Biot's report transferred the stony or metallic lightning-bolt—the aerolite or meteorite—from the realm of tradition and conjecture to that of accepted science. A History of Science — Volume 3 |
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