Proceedings of the meteorites in the Middle Ages

Stone rain that occurred around Shleyzingena in Thuringia May 19, 1552, perekolotil a lot of windows and killed the horse of Prince Schwarzburg-Rudolyptadskogo. 4 th September 1511 as a priest was killed in the cream over the Adda. Evidence on these phenomena are too numerous, hundreds and thousands of people were their witnesses, the whole country worried and anxious, doubting reality of these meteorites can not be confusing, especially since it seems surprising that in the last century, almost all scientists reject the validity of these reports, looking at them, as to the consequences of superstition, deception and deep confusion, and a fall of stones from the sky was considered physically impossible. When in 1790 was published on the above-mentioned Zagreb meteorite Shtyutts said: "Only those who are quite ignorant of natural science, may believe that stones fall from the sky. In 1751 this had convinced even scientists in Germany, but then reigned complete ignorance of science and of physics in our time is inexcusable assume any probability of such tales. " In 1790, at Zhyulyaka in Gascony fallen meteorite, the authorities of the area regarded the phenomenon with commendable prudence: a protocol was signed by 300 witnesses. But when that document is presented to the Paris Academy, then officially confirmed the news, it felt just stupid.