A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



Direction or altitade. 



by N., alt. about 25° under 

 Bootes. 



im N.E. to S.W. over the 

 :enith. 



N.N.W. towards W. below 

 Lyrae. 



General remarks. 



Light, rather hazy, 

 Moon half-full. 



Became much 

 brighter before 

 disappearing. 



Place. 



Driffield, near 

 Beverley, York 

 shire. 



pw « Aurigse to Ursa Major, 



jm a Persei towards the 

 iouth. 



alt. 5" 



41 Polaris to S.W. 



Brilliant 



Very brilliant 



Venus visible 



Bank top Station, 

 L. & N.W. Rail- 

 way, Manches- 

 ter. 



Observer. 



Rev. D. Blanch- 

 ard. 



Langley, near 

 Hitchin, Herts. 



St. Ives, Hunts. 

 Ibid 



H. Fletcher, Cu- 

 rator of Lit. and 

 Philos. Society. 

 Another account 

 in the Manches- 

 ter Examiner, 

 Oct. 21, 1854. 



Mr. G. F. Ansell, 

 Che.uist to the 

 Royal Pauop 

 ticon, London, 



J. King Watts. 



Id. 



Reference. 



Washington Che- Mr. John Wat. 

 mical Works, son. 

 Fence houses 

 (Durham). 



Avery beautiful andjSt. Ives, Hunts, 

 brilliant object. I 



MS. communicated 

 by Rev. T. Ran 

 kin. 



MS. communicated 

 to Mr. Greg. 



MS. communicated 

 to Mr. Birt. See 

 App. No. I. 



MS. communicated 



to Prof. Powell. 



Ibid. 



MS. communicated 

 to Prof. Powell, 

 See App. No. II, 



J. King Watts. MS. communicated 

 to Prof. Powell. 



by E. J. Lowe, Esq., F.R.A.S. 



» 35° N.W. by W., moved 

 r towards N. 



' at angle 45° towards W., 

 ising through t Andromedae. 

 ling down through Rigel ... 

 u at angle 45° towards S., 

 ssing 2° S. of Sirius. 

 j'eudicular down, passing 2° 

 [. of Polaris, moved 30°. 

 Hy from \^ to « Aquarii, in- 

 ,eased from a mere point. 

 |i ?;to»Pegasi 



■ n, inclining W., passed be- 

 een ^ and S Leonis. 

 ill ? Bootis towards i Vir- 



''>>55. 



Nottingham. 



Observatory, 

 Beeston. 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Ibid 



F.E.Swann,Esq. 

 & Capt. A. S. H 

 Lowe. 

 E. J. Lowe 



Id 



Id 



Id. 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



E. J. Lowe's MS. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



Ibid. 



[bid. 



Ibid. 



