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larger than the diameter of the sun). It begun to disappear from each end 
of its path (ὁ. 6. when first and last seen), the middle remaining visible the 
longest. 
“ On this meteor, which seems to be the same observed by Mr. Jones and 
Mr. Fasel, Mr. Glaisher makes the following remarks :— 
‘ Jones.—Altitude when first seen 13° and in azimuth 68° E. of N. 
» δ explosion.. 60° τὸ 89 W. of 5. 
ἐ Fasel— ., when first seen 30° τῇ 7° W. of N. 
»  atexplosion.. 38° si 59° W. of N. 
“¢ The path of the meteor was from E.N.E. to W.S.W., and contrary to the 
order of the planetary motions. The intersections of azimuths at explosion 
indicates the meteor to have been vertical over a spot fifteen miles from 
Montgomery and N.E. of it. Its distance from the earth about eighty miles.’ 
(Glaisher.—Phil. Mag., May 1850.)” 
No. 8.—From the Bombay Times, Nov. 17th, 1849. 
«« A beautiful meteor was seen at half-past six on Thursday evening (8th 
inst.) rushing from west nearly due east. As seen from the Esplanade, it 
appeared to disappear over Butcher’s Island: it was in the constellation of 
the Pleiades, then about 20° above the horizon. It was of a bright greenish 
white colour—disce circular and perfectly well-defined—about four times the 
size and brillianey of the planet Venuswhen at its brightest. When near the end 
of its career, it threw out a mass of red fragments or sparks, and left a train of 
these behind it about 10° in length, visible for three or four seconds after the 
disappearance of the meteor itself, which seemed to vanish at once, without 
altering its form or size. The air at present is full of the smaller-sized 
meteors, for which October and November are remarkable.” 
No. 9.—“ About half-past nine the previous evening (Nov. 7th) one of the 
most magnificent fireballs ever witnessed was observed rushing towards the 
east. Seen from Mazagon, it seemed to burst over Elephanta, and descend in 
a perfect stream of blazing fragments. All night long the air was filled with 
shooting stars of lesser magnitude, but after one such as that alluded to, they 
seemed scarcely worthy of attention.”—Jbid. Nov. 14. 
“‘ Meteor at Asseerghur.—A beautiful meteor was seen at Asseerghur about 
nine o’clock on the evening of the 9th ult. It travelled rapidly from east to 
west: the natives describe it to have been the size of a small water-ghurree, 
from which we should infer that it must have appeared at least four times as 
large as the planet Venus at her brightest. [t lighted up the whole sky for 
some seconds, as if the full moon had been shining. It burst with a loud ex- 
plosion, the sound being heard over the whole neighbourhood like that of a 
heavy gun at sea. By sotne it was supposed an explosion had occurred at 
Berhampore ; by others, that a mass of rock had fallen. We have not as yet 
heard of any fragments having been picked up.” 
No. 10.—Letter from Prof. Chevallier to Prof. Powell. 
“ Durham, Jan. 11, 1850. 
“ My dear Sir,—With respect to the meteor seen here on the 19th of De- 
cember last, the account which I have gathered from four intelligent persons, 
one of them Mr. Carrington, the observer at Durham Observatory, is as 
follows :— 
“« The meteor appeared at 5" 15" Greenwich mean time, December 19th, 
1849, in the N.W. by W. quarter, at an altitude of about 10°. The altitude 
