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200 A TOUR THROUGH
visible, as I am persuaded we might have
discovered some of his satellites with the
naked eye, or at least with a small glass,
which I had in my pocket. . We observed
a light a great way below us on the moun-
tain, which seemed to move amongst the
foresls, but whether an Ignis Fatuus, or
what it was, I mall not pretend to say.
We likewise took notice of several of those
meteors called Falling Stars, which still ap-
peared to be as much elevated above us, as,
when seen from the plain; so that in all
probability, those bodies move in regions,
much beyond the bounds that some philo-
sophers have assigned to our atmosphere.
After contemplating these objecls for
some time, we set off, and soon after ar-r
rived at the foot of the great crater of the
mountain. This is of an exacl conical
figure, and rifes equally on all sides. It
is composed solely os allies and other burnt
materials, discharged from the mouth of
the
visible, as I am persuaded we might have
discovered some of his satellites with the
naked eye, or at least with a small glass,
which I had in my pocket. . We observed
a light a great way below us on the moun-
tain, which seemed to move amongst the
foresls, but whether an Ignis Fatuus, or
what it was, I mall not pretend to say.
We likewise took notice of several of those
meteors called Falling Stars, which still ap-
peared to be as much elevated above us, as,
when seen from the plain; so that in all
probability, those bodies move in regions,
much beyond the bounds that some philo-
sophers have assigned to our atmosphere.
After contemplating these objecls for
some time, we set off, and soon after ar-r
rived at the foot of the great crater of the
mountain. This is of an exacl conical
figure, and rifes equally on all sides. It
is composed solely os allies and other burnt
materials, discharged from the mouth of
the