88 ]Mr O'msted on the Meteoric Showers 



V. Ohservatims at Nncarl; Ntza Jerse\j. Fron the Newark 



Daily Advertiser. 

 This account much resembles the foregoing, as might be ex- 

 pected from the proximity of the two places of observation. 

 The writer remarks that, previous to two o'clock, a few shooting 

 stars were seen, but no more than on ordinary occasions. After 

 that, however, there was a decided increase. In an hour and 

 a-half he counted about seventy-five, although his field of view 

 took in only sixty degrees. After four o'clock, their succession 

 was less frequent, and they continued to diminish in number until 

 the dawn of day. He thinks the whole number that fell was 

 not less than 400. 



VI. Ohservadons at Randolph Macon College.^ Vii-ginia. By 

 Professor R. Tolefree. Communicated in a Letter to the 

 writer of this Article. 



" On the night of the 12-13th November, three of the stu- 

 dents and myself prepared to watch all night. The sky was 

 serene and all was calm. About ten o'clock, meteors began to 

 appear. The first, distinguished for its brilUancy, started from 

 the lower part of the Little Bear, and proceeded to the south- 

 west. After midnight, until two o'clock, all the meteors shot 

 westward, and from two o'clock until day-break, their course 

 was entirely north-west. We only watched occasionally during 

 the night, and only on the northern side of the heavens, except 

 an occasional visit to the other parts of the building.* 



" I counted 248 shooting-stars, and my companions saw a 

 larger number than this You may safely conclude that 500 

 were seen by us, and this from observations kept up only at in- 

 tervals during the night." 



VII. Observations made in South Carolina. — From the 

 Charleston Courier of Nov. 25. 

 «' Greenville, Nov. 19.— We learn that the people in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Maybinton, Newbury district, witnessed the fall of 

 an immense number of meteors, which first made their appear- 



• Had Professor Tolefree taken his station where his view of the firma- 

 ment would have been unobstructed, he would probablv have seen a still 

 greater number shooting to the south-west. 



