Meteorie' Observations, Aug. 10 and Nov..13, 1845. 87 
air, at 106, We saw some meteors previous to this time, but have 
not included them in our enumeration. Between 10" and 115, 
we observed sixty four different meteors as follows, viz. i 
N. N. E. 22. S. E. 20. S. W. 22. 
During this hour the sky was not entirely clear, and our view 
was somewhat obstructed by trees. These obstacles may have 
occasioned a loss of about one tenth. Of the shooting stars ob- 
served many were conspicuous, and left brilliant trains. ‘The 
apparent paths of the majority of them, if traced back, would 
meet near the sword-handle of Perseus ; as has been observed on 
many former occasions, at this period. Soon after 11» the sky 
became much clouded, (but not until we had.seen seventeen me- 
teors more) and as late as 1 a. m. (10th) offered no chance for obser- 
vation. At this hour we left the field, and have reason to sup- 
pose that the sky continued cloudy until daylight. 
The night of the 10th was overcast and rainy. The night of 
the 11th was similar; and on neither was any observation prac- 
ticable. 
On referring to our observations at the August period in former 
years, it appears reasonable to conclude, even from the limited ob- 
servations which the weather permitted us, that the expected dis- 
play did not fail this year; and that had our sky been clear on 
the nights of the 9th and 10th, we might have seen (if four had 
been observing) shooting stars between midnight and dawn at a 
rate not less than 150 an hour. 
By a notice in L’ Institut, No. 606, Paris, 13 Aotit, 1845, it ap- 
pears that in France, (at Paris?) M. Covtvier-Gravier, aided by 
two companions, observed and registered shooting stars, on the 
night of Aug. 9th, 1845, as follows: 
from 9 to 10 p.m. 60 | from 12 to 1 a.m. (10th) 77 
» & 10 ce 41 . a 63 ‘cf “cc ce ce ELz 
“ 11 “ # <4 64 | oe 2. 6h 3 oc it 186 HET 
As to direction ‘it is merely remarked that the majority came 
from the northeast. | 
Observations at the November Meteoric period. _ 
Since the year 1838, no decided return of the meteoric display 
of November has been announced; nor indeed does the theory 
proposed by Prof. Oumsrep, require the annual occurrence of this 
‘phenomenon. It is nevertheless quite important that observa- 
