Meteor observed in London wrench In and about the fire

In and about the fire are forged notes

'posts are set up to support the bier

had invited Lord Russell and Mr Gladstone to attend

surmounted by a view of the Coronation Chair and 15th century stone screen in Westminster Abbey

Meteor observed in London wrench In and about the fireFour figures showing a meteor seen over London, England. Figure from the paper 'A Letter from Capt. William Gordon to Capt. Samuel Mead, F. R. S., inclosing an account of the Fire Ball seen Dec. 11 1741', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 42 1742 1743, pp. 58 60. With a pencilled instruction to the printer: 'to be cut in wood.' William Gordon was not a Fellow of the Royal Society. Original: ink on paper. 1742