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EECEEATIVE SCIENCE. 



Tliis was seen from the Beeston Observatory, 

 on the 23rd of August, 1853 (9h. 40m. p.m.) 

 Fig. 17 appeared at first as large as a 

 star of the first magnitude, shot some dis- 

 tance, and increased much in size j shot a 



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Fia, 17. 



second time, and again increased ; then di- 

 vided into three separate portions. It was 

 seen at St. Ives, by J. E. Watts, Esq., 25th 

 of September, 1852 (8h. 35m. p.m.) 



Fig. 18 had a beaded train, red in colour. 

 M. F. V. Fasel witnessed this at the Stone 



Fig. 18. 



Observatory, on the 6th of September, 1852 

 (9h. 18m. 30s. p.m.) 



Fig. 19, at first only equal to a star of 

 the fifth magnitude (orange-scarlet), increased 

 as separate fragments until it became at least 

 three times the size of Saturn. Duration, 

 two seconds. (August 29th, 1850, lOh. 3m. 

 p.m., Highfield House.) 



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Pig. 19. 



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Fig. 20. 



On the 29th of August, 1850, at lOh. 7m. 

 p.m., I saw, at the Highfield House Obser- 

 vatory, a meteor which suddenly and abruptly 

 changed its path (Fig. 20). Another, with a 

 curious path, was seen from the same place 

 on the 15th of October, 1850, at llh. 5m. 

 p.m. (Fig. 21). 



Lieut. Hardy, of Bath, observed a me- 

 teor (Fig. 22) on the 20th of June, 1851 (llh. 

 30m. p.m.) 



^iG- 21. Fig. 22. 



Mr. H. K, Watts witnessed from St. Ives 

 a curious meteor (Fig. 23), August 25th, 1856 

 (lOh. 46m. p.m.) It was large, red, and had a 



Fio. 23, 



long whitish-red line running from it, emit- 

 ting sparks. The same observer, on August 

 30th, 1854 (lOh. 20m.), witnessed Fig. 24, 



Fig. 24. 



which was large, red, and had a long train 

 of brilliant sparks. 



Mr. G. F. AnseU observed near Hitchin 

 a large fire-ball, intensely bright, which, at 



Fig. 25. 



the moment of explosion, resembled Fig. 26. 

 (October 22nd, 1854, 7h. 45m. p.m.) 



It is impossible to give any idea of these 

 appearances, except by pictorial illustration ; 



