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Show The Light of Shooting Stars. Whllo commenting on n momolr presonted to tho Acudomy of Sciences, M. Cornu gave it as his opinion thnt tho light emitted by shooting stars Is not duo to conflagration or to tho heat of impact. In thobo high roglontf our ntmosphoro la too unsubstantial to render ren-der tho explanation acceptable. It Is much moro llkoly tho phenomenon in ono of statlo electricity dovolopcd by slmplo friction, nnd It Is woll known that rarefied gases can bo mndo to glow Intensely with but very llttlo oloctrle fluid. |
