Science on the 11th of December 1741 in history

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11 Dec 1741 Chelyabinsk meteor	science	Chelyabinsk meteor (astronomy) a "Fire-ball" and explosion heard over southern England, about 11 a.m. "a countryman ... saw a flash of Lightening Before he heard the Noise ... The sound was double ... a Ball of Fire ... took its Course to the East ... over Westminster ... it divided into Two Heads [and] left a Train of Smoke ... which continued ascending for 20 minutes". The description is reminiscent of the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013.	0

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