50: "8 REPORT—1849. 
No. 18.—Details of Observations of Meteors. By W. R. Birr. 
~ Projection in the plane of the horizon of fourteen shooting stars, observed 
at Highfield House, near Nottingham, by E. J. Lowe, Esq., on the evening 
of the 10th of August 1849, between 9" 56™ p.m. and 10" 16™ p.m. 
The circle bounding the projection represents the horizon, and its centre 
the zenith. 
The line N—S the meridian are. 
The line W—E the prime vertical. 
The arrow-head indicates the direction of the earth’s orbitual motion at 
the time of observation, the portion of the horizon N, W being directed 
towards the sun. 
The shooting stars marked a and & are considered to be identical with two 
observed at London. 
(1) rape Pacis 
be 1 
APN / 
rs. 1 ‘ 
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1 : 
10 \ 
1 Wy 
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‘ Projection in the plane of the horizon of two shooting stars observed at 
London by W. R. Birt, near 10 p.m. of the evening of the 10th of August 
1849. 
The letters a and 6 refer to those shooting stars observed at Nottingham, 
which are considered to be jdentical with them. 
(2.) 


