268 Mr. J. Glaisher's additional Observations on 



9. On the Report at the explosion of the Meteor. 



At Bromham, near Bedford, the noise of the detonation was 

 described as a roar, and it was heard by everybody, both by 

 those who saw the meteor as well as by those who did not. 



At Cardington, near Bedford, Mrs. Whitbread, in a letter 

 written before hearing of the meteor, says, " that at a quarter 

 before 1 1 o'clock she heard a tremendous rushing, rumbling 

 noise, that all the servants heard it, and some saw a great 

 glare of light." 



At Enstone a dreadful explosion was heard by everybody. 

 At Hartwell there was a report like thunder. 



At Rugby the noise was that like the crash of a falling 

 building. 



At Deddington the noise was heard as the report of a can- 

 non at a great distance. At Banbury, a report as loud as 

 thunder. 



The sound at the time of explosion must have been very 

 great to have been heard at places exceeding 50 miles, and 

 compared there to loud thunder, &c. 



10. On the estimated interval of time betvoeeji the explosion a7id 

 hearing the report. 



At Bedford about I""; at Enstone about S^^; at Hartwell 

 gm or 3°^; at Rugby 90no 100^; at Bromham 1"^ to 2^; and 

 at Deddington 4™ to 5™. These values are discordant. 



II. On the Brilliancy of the Light of the Meteor. 



The extreme brilliancy of the light is mentioned in every 

 account, from Penzance to Durham. Usually it was described 

 as intensely brilliant; and at places near whose zenith it passed, 

 it was most brilliant. Some persons compared it to strong 

 sunlight ; and even at places whei'e the sky was covered with 

 black clouds, as at Blakeney, the light was described as being 

 so brilliant as to fully illuminate every object. Indeed its bril- 

 liancy may be judged from the fact, that the observer at 

 Raby Castle (at the distance of 180 miles) at first thought that 

 some part of the building was on fire. 



12. On the Colour of the Meteor. 



At Brighton, Uckfield, Langport, Enstone, and at Hull, it 

 was described as bluish ; at Yeovil it was first red like Mars, 

 then changed to a brilliant white light. At Bath it was first 

 red and then blue. At Greenwich it was of a strong yellow 

 colour ; and at Lewisham, as observed by Mrs. Glaisher, it 

 was of a yellow colour. At Hampstead Road it appeared as 



