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REPORT 1853. 



No. 3. — Projection of the paths of 22 shooting stars, observed between 9 and 

 12 P.M., of the 9th of August 1853, at 11a Wellington Street, Victoria 

 Park, London. 



On inspecting the projections, it will be seen that the line of divergence 

 extended from the Pole towards the constellation Cassiopea, and between 

 this constellation and Perseus ; all the paths in the neighbourhood of these 

 constellations were short. The general sweep from Cassiopea and Perseus 

 is across the Pole to Ursa Major and Bootes, which agrees with the passage of 

 the Earth through a group of cosmical bodies, the observer commanding a 

 view of those on the left of the Earth's path ; those in that part of the heavens 

 towards which the Earth was advancing, were seen, as might be expected, 

 to move in different directions. — W. R. Bikt. 



Mr. Birt's diagram of meteors, August 9, 1853. 



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No. 4. — Letter from W. W. Boreham, Esq. to Professor Powell. 



" Haverhill, Sept. 1, 1853. 



" Dear Sir, — I send a diagram of the approximate paths of 55 meteors seen 

 in one hour on the evening of the 10th of August; there was nothing re- 

 markable seen during that time either by myself or Mrs. Boreham, except 

 perhaps that the meteor marked * left a train of light which was visible for 



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