A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 233 
No. 11.—Letter from Mr. W. W. Boreham to Prof. Powell, with diagrams 
of meteors. a 
“ Haverhill, Aug. 13, 1852. 
“ Dear Sir,—I enclose three diagrams of the approximate paths of 80 on 
Aug. 9, and 23 on Aug. 10. . 
“On the former evening I was assisted by Mrs. Boreham; on the 10th I 
observed alone, looking westward. 
“There was one very remarkably brilliant meteor at 10° 58™ on the 9th, 
the path of which was illuminated for 30 or 40 seconds (marked *). 
“ Trees interfered with my seeing it perfectly. 
“T am, dear Sir, yours most truly, 
“ Rev. Prof. Powell.” “Won. W. BorEHAM.” 
Fig. 1. 
North. 
West. | East. 

South. 
Aug. 9, 1852, from 10" 25™ to 10% 55" mean time. Right ascension of zenith 19" 40™ to 
204 10", 

