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Direction or altitude. 



rpendic. down due S., alt 



when first seen 45°. 



im midway between a and \ 



Pegasi towards s Pegasi. 



im 67 Pegasi towards S- An- 



Iromedae. 



im above j3 Cassiopeia: 



im 1° S. of S Bootis perpeu- 



lic. down. 



e S.E. pei-pendic. down.. 



im the direction of t Cassio- 

 leise starting from above a. 

 Vndromedae, passing down 

 rith a S. inclination and pass- 

 ng 1° N. of a, Androraedae. 

 m y Ursse Majoris, half-way 

 Delphinus. 



)m /S Ursse Minoris to i° 

 ibove Polaris. 



m /3 Cassiopeiae to s Lyrae... 

 st seen at an altitude of about 

 tO°, moved downwards nearly 

 dong a portion of a great cir- 

 ile, connecting the pole with 

 ;he S.W. point of the horizon. 



)m near a Cassiopeiae towards 

 Andromedae. 



dway between Polaris and a 

 . ersei towards Ursa Major. 



ross the same line about 

 hree-fourths of its length 

 rem Polaris and one-fourth 

 rom a, Persei. 



>m Camelopardalis about 2° 

 ibove or south of Polaris to 

 the body Ursa Minor. 

 ? Polaris, where it became ex- 

 tinguished. It shot from a 

 point some distance below and 

 to the east. 



lom about midway between a 

 Cassiopeiae and a, Persei to- 

 wards the south, parallel with 

 the horizon. 



The above angles 

 were estimated 

 by the eye. 



General remarks. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 

 Ibid., 

 Ibid., 



Castle Donington 

 Ibid 



This star appeared 

 as if it just im- 

 pinged on the 

 earth's atmo 

 sphere. 



The path of this star 

 sensibly inclined 

 to that of the 

 former, the two 

 very similar 

 character. 



Globular; just pre- 

 vious to its ex- 

 tinction it ap- 

 peared to bend 

 towards the hori- 

 zon, a common 

 feature in this 

 kind of falUng 

 star. 



Place. 



Highfield House 

 Observatory 



Observatory, 

 Beeston. 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Rosebank House, 

 Cambuslang, 

 about 4 miles 

 S.E. from Glas- 

 gow. 



Victoria Park, 

 London. 



Ibid., 



Ibid. 



Ibid., 



Ibid., 



Ibid., 



Observer. 



A. S. H. Lowe 



Esq. 

 E. J. Lowe, Esq, 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Mr. W. H. Lee 



son, Esq. 

 Id , 



Id 



David Rankine, 

 Esq. 



W. R. Birt, Esq, 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Reference. 



Mr. Lowe's MS. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 MS. com. 



MS. communicated 

 to Prof. Powell. 

 See App. No. 3. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



