98 REPORT—1850. 
Magnitude or ᾿ Ξ Velocity or 
Date. Hour. brightness. Colour. Train or explosion. uration. 
1850. ἢ m 
Feb.11| 5 0 p.m. [Brilliant nucleus...... Reddish .........|Tail blue ...s00.cceeeeeeeseees|/SIOW seseeesseeaeenees 
Accounts of the great meteor of February 11 were collected by Mr. J. 
a large part of England, in the Phil. Mag., March and April 1850. 
tabular form as the preceding :— 
Feb. 11/10 4i p.m. | Various estimates from| Various Long train, emitting sparks|From 10, 41, 16, 
(G.M.T.) =moon toabout+;| contrary according to some, πού 10,41, 27 at 
very bright and in-| accounts ; so according to others;| Greenwich =11 
creasing in bril-| changeable. report afterwards at in-| secs.; others es- 
liancy till disap- tervals of from 1 to 5) timated from 2 te 
pearance. min. | 40 secs. 
Mr. Glaisher institutes calculations on the data furnished which give the 
Height at 1st appearance ‘84 miles, nearly over a point 
Height at disappearance 19 miles, nearly 1} mile S. 
Height of luminous sparks at disappearance 10 miles. 
Real velocity 30 miles per second. 
In addition to the accounts cited by Mr. Glaisher, the 
Feb, 11j10 50? p.m,).........-.06 Jeanie Δ πὶ Nucleus bril- |Train bluish; outer edge},....s.ss+sseeeseesenes 
liant red. with rainbow tints; no 
report. 
At first like a star ...|.... renee cree Descended with a Stream)... o.srcecesseereerere® 
of light of various co- 
lours ; explosion like di- 
stant thunder. 
11 42 p.m. |Large; brilliant ......\Greenish ...... A succession of sparks; no|Slow; visible abou 
explosion. 5 secs. 
10 50 p.m. Round; gradually ex-|Succession of |......+... eauystts Sebes cso oaa pene teneea cepa teresnecesaste 
panding. colours— 
green, red, “2 
violet. 
10 40 p.m. |Bright light followed|....... ieee ἘΞ Beeps: |: peak sbeenveusee aan 
by a distant report 
after 2 min. 
10 30 p.m. |Brilliant ...............]... aciiainn gomee eee Disappeared with sparks |Rapid...,,...ss++seeees 
Small globe increasing|Head intensely |Train darting out sparks ;/Rapid ; 2 or 3secs.., 
as it advanced, by| blue. disappeared without 
successive jerks or noise, throwing off 
bursts till it be- bright fragments. 
comes nearly 
= moon; intensely 
bright. 
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