[meteorite-list] Which meteorite showers were visible in the USA in December 1847?

Hi, I'm following up a research question and I'm not sure of the answer. I am trying to find out whether any meteorite shower would have been visible to the naked eye, and mentioned in newspapers, in the first week of December 1847. Any ideas? Many thanks, Chris

Re: [meteorite-list] Which meteorite showers were visible in the USA in December 1847?

Although not a major shower that year, I'd suspect the Andromedids. This shower is associated with the comet 3D/Biela, which broke up around the time you are interested in, resulting in years with impressive meteor storms, as well as an increase in fireball rates. Because of the comet breakup,

[meteorite-list] Which meteorite showers were visible in the USA in December 1847?

Hi Chris, I did consider the Andromedids but I didn't think they'd be visible or much discussed. Would the interest expressed in that shower have been published before or after December 6th? Also I checked 19th century newspaper archives for the term Andromedids but couldn't find anything for

Re: [meteorite-list] Which meteorite showers were visible in the USA in December 1847?

They used to be called the Bielids. These were definitely being studied closely by astronomers in 1847, and there is a record of their observation for that year. I have no idea if the 1847 shower was strong enough to attract public interest- it certainly was no great storm. If a paper were