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Moore, had waited on the Roads Committee, who had this 
matter before them, and had placed their wishes before them. 
They had been very graciously received, and had been promised 
by the chairman that the suggestions of the Club should have 
their careful consideration. 
The President then suggested that the Secretaries of the 
respective sections should approach the members of their sec- 
tions with the object of ascertaining what objects would be 
forthcoming for the Museum should they obtain the rooms 
asked for, and in order that a rough estimate might be made 
of the cost of the necessary cases. 
Mr. L. A. G. Filon, M.A., then read his paper, entitled 
‘“‘ Astronomy without a Telescope, with special reference to the 
_ study of Meteors and Shooting Stars.’’ The lecturer deplored 
the fact that the want of telescopes and appliances discouraged so 
many who would otherwise become eager students of astronomy. 
A large field, however, still remained for naked eye observations. 
Thus the study of magnitudes, which in many cases can be and 
is pursued with the naked eye, has led in recent years to some 
of the most startling discoveries in stellar astronomy. 
Passing next to the investigation of meteors, which are almost 
entirely studied with the naked eye, the principal characteristics 
of their appearance were pointed out, and a classification into 
shooting stars, fireballs, and aérolites was attempted. The 
radiant point corresponding to each shower was defined, and the 
peculiarities of some of the best known yearly showers were 
pointed out. 
Some of the applications of meteor observations—such as 
the testing of certain nebular theories, the influence of the dis- 
tribution of meteor orbits on the meteor theory of the sun’s 
heat, and the determination of the height of the atmosphere 
by simultaneous observations of a meteor at different places— 
were then discussed. 
The lecture was a very interesting one, and was illustrated by 
a few lantern slides, and concluded with a description of the 
practical method of recording observations which has been used 
by the lecturer in his work at Cambridge Observatory. 
The first meeting of the Autumn and Winter Session of the 
Club was held on Tuesday, September 17th. A very fair number 
of exhibits was shown. As usual on this occasion, no paper 
was read. 
At the monthly meeting held on the 15th October the new 
Rules of the Club were presented by the Council to the members 
for their acceptance, but as it was thought that sufficient time 
could not be spared for a full discussion of them, it was proposed 
