A CATALOGUE OF OBSRRVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 33 

 Mr. Ranldne's Sketch of the appearance of the Meteor, Nov. 8, 1839. 



/ /jY" 'n^\ [This sketch is an exact copy of one hastily 

 .,.4.v„. J f r , J- A }■ '^'^iM/i made bv one of the spectators atGibraltar 



At the end of 5 sees, disappeared. (^ vv^ //Y J/| House/almost immediately after the ap- 



r>Vj^-i pearance of the meteor. — W. J. M. R.] 



At the end of 4 sees. 



Appearance at the end of 3 sees. 



Appearance at the end of 2 sees. 



Appearance at the end of 1 sec. 



Appearance when first seen twice 

 the apparent diameter of the 

 moon, on a level with Gibraltar 

 House O 



Salisbury Crags ; the summit of 

 which is about 300 feet above the 

 valley at the base of the slope, and 

 is situated about a quarter of a mile 

 N.N.E. from Gibraltar House. 



B. Top of a wall which hides the valley from 

 Gibraltar House. 



a. Marshy valley, into which at the time 

 in question, the drainage of the Old Town 

 of Edinburgh was discharged by an open 

 sewer, and used to irrigate land. 



a. 



"Si 



SALIS Bll RY 

 CRAGS 



1853. 





D-MVRTLE [Hope Park Chapel is about a 

 quarter of a mile to the W.S.W. 

 of Gibraltar House.] 



