254 Mr. K J. Cooper's Observatio7is oji Shooting Siars 



29 between 10—11 o'clock. 



39 between 11, and 11 and SO minutes. The sky then 

 clouded over. 

 3 after midnight in the clear intervals. 

 " I estimate at double the number just given what we should 

 probably have seen had the weather been favourable. 



"On the night of the 11th the sky was clear until towards 

 two o'clock. At half past two it was covered with clouds. 

 I had on this occasion three assistants. We saw 

 2 shooting stars before 9 o'clock. 

 34 between 9 — 10 o'clock. 

 19 between 10 — 11 

 24 between 11 — 12 

 32 between 12 — I 



12 between 1 — 2 

 10 between 2 — 3 



2 after 3 o'clock. 



135 total number of shooting stars which were seen. 



The directions of the motions were 

 71 from between the north and east towards the opposite 

 part of the sky. 



3 between the south and west towards the opposite part 



of the sky. 

 16 between the south and east towards the opposite part 



of the sky. 

 10 between the north and west towards the opposite part 



of the sky. 

 10 from east to west. 

 2 from west to east. 



13 from north to south. 

 6 from south to north. 



131, leaving four, the directions of which were not well de- 

 termined. 

 "The shooting stars of the 11th, though fine, were less so 

 than those of the 10th. The general direction, as has been 

 seen, was from the north-east towards the south-west." 



[The following notice on the same subject has been commu- 

 nicated by the Rev. T. R. Robinson, D.D. of Armagh.] 



Extract of a Letter Jrom Edward J. Cooper, Esq., M.P. 



" My dear Dr. Robinson, Geneva, Aug. 16, 1838. 



*' I have not been able to do much in arranging the observa- 

 tions made of falling stars on the nights 10 — 11 instant, as 

 I only received those made by my companions last night. 



