Meteors

"Year of Meteors" is Douglas R. Egerton's fascinating account of the bizarre and explosive election of 1860, which boasted not two but four major candidates and which set the two halves of the country at each other's throats.

Fight, Vote, Fight Arthur Herman 2010

His first project in conjunction with Millions of Us is a film adaptation of electronic music artist Kirsty Hawkshaw's song "Meteors," seen at left.

ClickZ News Blog 2009

Jew "(Themo ju d i), and, from his commentary on" Meteors ", it passed on down to the days of the Renaissance when, having been somewhat distorted, it reappeared in the writings of Alessandro Piccolomini,

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

Meteors are the "shooting stars" we see as a meteoroid falls through the Earth's atmosphere and heats up.

Zoe P. Strassfield: Space History in DC -- Catch a Falling Star Zoe P. Strassfield 2011

Meteors are the "shooting stars" we see as a meteoroid falls through the Earth's atmosphere and heats up.

Zoe P. Strassfield: Space History in DC -- Catch a Falling Star Zoe P. Strassfield 2011

Meteors are the "shooting stars" we see as a meteoroid falls through the Earth's atmosphere and heats up.

Zoe P. Strassfield: Space History in DC -- Catch a Falling Star Zoe P. Strassfield 2011

Douglas Egerton gives a fascinating account of these machinations in "Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election That Brought on the Civil War".

Frank Williams: Why did South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas choose to secede? 2011

“Meteors seldom hit the ground,” you tell me, as if I've called you at the office.

The Radiant Terri Kirby Erickson 2010

Meteors that actually manage to penetrate the earth's atmosphere and fall to the surface are called meteorites, derived from the Greek, meaning, "presents from the air."

Donna Henes: Showered With Stars 2010

Meteors that actually manage to penetrate the earth's atmosphere and fall to the surface are called meteorites, derived from the Greek, meaning, "presents from the air."

Donna Henes: Showered With Stars 2010