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a velocity half that of the average velocity of 

 meteors, it encounters nearly two-tliirds of 

 the number on the side totoards which it is 

 moving. 



From M. G-. von Boguslowski's observa- 

 tions,* it appears that the average velocity of 

 meteors is about double that of the earth in 

 its orbit. 



Professor J. L. Smith shows the fallacy 

 of concluding the apparent diameter of a 

 highly luminous or incandescent body seen 



at a distance. For example, the body of 

 electric light of carbon points, which really 

 measured 0"3 inch in diameter, at a hundred 

 yards' distance appeared half the diameter of 

 the moon, at a quarter of a mile three times 

 the moon's diameter, and at half a mile three 

 and a half times the moon's diameter. 



M. Pettit, of Toulouse, states that he has 

 identified a meteor which is 3000 miles dis- 

 tant from the earth, and which revolves 

 around our globe in 3h. 20m. 



LIST OP EEMAEKABLE METEOES. 



1830, Feb. 15 

 „ June 25 



1832, June 23 



1833, Nov. 25 

 1837, Sept. 21 

 1839, Nov. 8 



1841, Nov. 9 

 „ Dec. 21 



1842, Oct. 4 



1843, Feb. 5 



1845, April 24 

 „ June 18 

 „ Sept. 7 

 „ Dec. 3 



1846, Mar. 21 

 „ Mar. 22 

 „ June 3 

 „ June 20 

 „ June 29 

 „ July 14 

 „ July 23 

 „ July 25 

 „ Sept. 10 

 „ Sept. 25 

 „ Oct. 9 

 „ Nov. 9 

 ., Dec. 21 



1847, June 21 

 „ Sept. 7 

 „ Nov. 19 



1848, Feb. 2 

 „ Feb. 20 

 „ Sept. 4 

 „ Mar. 8 

 „ July 13 

 „ Sept. 4 

 „ Nov. 9 

 „ Nov. 15 



Birmingham 



Gloucester 



Delhi 



Presburg 



Paris 



Edinburgh 



Hereford 



Glasgow 



Cambridge 



Notts 



Highfield House 



Ainab 



London 



Highfield House 



Toulouse 



Bagneres 



Moreton Bay 



Marieux 



Parma 



Braunau 



Toulouse 



Gloucester 



HighfieldHouse 



Highfield House 



Paris 



Dijon 



Parma 



HighfieldHouse 



Bombay 



Oxford 



Wrenbury 



HighfieldHouse 



Ventnor 



Slough 



Stone Eaaton 



HighfieldHouse 



HighfieldHouse 



Aix-la-Chapelle 



Dr. Hoptins 

 Brit. Asso. Cat. 

 Brit. Asso. Cat. 

 W. W. Smyth 

 D. P. Thomson 

 D. Eankine 

 Brit. Asso. Cat. 

 D. P. Thomson 

 John Glaisher 



D. P. Thomson 



E. J. Lowe 

 Brit. Asso. Cat. 

 J. E. Hind 



E. J. Lowe 

 M. Pettit 

 M. Pettit 

 D. C. M'Connell 



D. P. Thomson 

 M. Colla 



W. W. Smyth 

 M. Pettit 

 Brit. Asso. Cat. 



E. J. Lowe 

 E. J. Lowe 

 M. Cadart 

 M. Melline 

 M. Colla 

 E. J. Lowe 

 Brit. Asso. Cat. 

 — Symonds 



D. P. Thomson 



E. J. Lowe 

 Mrs. Dixon 

 Mrs. Atkin 

 Henry Lawson 

 E. J. Lowe 



! E. J. Lowe 

 M. E. Heis 



As large as the moon. 

 Very large. 

 Three united in one. 



Br illiau t, explo de d, three me tcoric s tones found. 

 Cast a shadow. 

 Twice the size of the moon. 

 Very large. 



Twice the size of the moon. 

 Remarkable. 



Blood-red mass.- Velocity 55 miles per minute. 

 Large as moon. Height 90 miles. 

 Two connected, each five times size of moon ; 

 Large. Changed colour. [visible one hour. 

 ' Increased in brightness when crossing Aurora. 

 I Large. Inferred to be a satellite to the earth. 

 I Set fire to a building. 

 1 Like the moon. Exploded as a cannon. 

 Gave off five balls, each quarter size of original. 

 Large. 



Violent explosions. Meteorite fell. 

 Large. Inferred to be satellite to the earth. 

 Large. 



Increased in brightness crossing Aurora. 

 Large. 

 Large. 



Two. Large. 



Remarkable bolide. Day-time. 

 Increased in brightness when crossing Aurora. 

 Large. Blue, and on bursting red. 

 Large. Twice stationary for seven minutes. 

 Large. Green with crimson border. 

 Increased in brilliancy when crossing Aurora. 

 Large as moon. 



Larger than moon. Kite-shaped. 

 Large. Cream colour, sparks red and green. 

 Large. Straw colour, changing to purple. 

 Large. 

 Large as moon. 



* " Jlecherches sur les Etoiles Filantes." 



