Dr. Reynolds on Meteors. . 3 
~ A portion of one of these stones that fell in the town of Wes- 
‘ton, (Connecticut) examined by the late Dr. Woodhouse, gave 
the following results in a hundred parts, viz. 
wick oe es 50 
en 4 § 
Sulphur 7 
Magnesia. . : ? 
ickel .... 1 inferred from chemical tests. 
ae oe 5 ieee 
100 
“The sulphur was seen by the naked eye distributed through 
the silex in round globules the size of a pin’s head, after dissol- 
ving the powdered stone in diluted nitric acid.” ee 
“All specimens of these stones do. not afford precisely similar 
results, but differ in their constituent elements and relative pro- 
Portions ; their component parts, however, are to be found abun- 
dantly in schist, schorl, pyrites, pebble, granite, &c. on which 
the sun must daily act. 
_ The following facts go to strengthen the above theory, viz. 
Meteors are most frequent and stupendous in tropical countries, 
where the heat of the sun is most intense ; and less frequent 
in our climate in the winter and spring, while, and after the 
earth has been covered withsnow for many weeks in succession ; 
and they are most frequent in the higher latitudes towards au- 
tumn, after a continuation of hot dry weather: out of the 
whole number (179) of shooting stars | have noted during the 
_ twelve years, 149 appeared between June and December, 
inclusive. 
Vor. L....No. ht oO 
