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XLV. On the Appearance of Meteors, Parhelia, and Para- 
selene, as Prognostics in general of Wind and Rain. By 
Dr. W. BuRNEY. 
Gosport Observatory, Sept. J9, 1821. 
SIR, — Accorpixe to promise I herewith send you a few more 
observations on Meteors, since the 12th ult. as a continuation of 
my article on that subject in your last Number, and am 
Yours truly, 
To Dr. Tilloch. WILLIAM BurRNEY. 
August 18, 1821. At 10 minutes before 10 P.M. a coloured 
meteor passed from the star 5 in Aquila to a in the head of 
Hercules, a space of 26°: the train was of a light red colour 
and about 16° long. At 35 minutes past 10, a bright me- 
teor, without a train, appeared about 12° above the western 
point of the horizon, and descended obliquely towards the 
S.W. Copious dews fell in this and the subsequent night. 
—— 20th. Two small meteors appeared at a quarter before 
9 P.M., one on each side of the Northern Crown. 
—— 2lst. From 9 till 12 P.M. nine small meteors appeared | 
in various directions in an apparently clear sky, one of which 
had a train behind it. ’ 
—— 22d. Between 9 and 10 P.M. three small meteors ap- 
peared to the westward. 
—— 23d. About 9 P.M. a large and brilliant meteor with a 
long coloured train appeared several seconds in descending 
obliquely from near the zenith towards the N.W.: seven 
other meteors appeared in various parts of the sky between 
9 and 12 o’clock, with no other characteristic than that of 
being small, lofty, and having a great velocity. 
—— 24th. From 10 till |. P.M four smali meteors appeared, 
two under the constellation Hercules, one under Ursa Ma- 
jor, and one under Georgium Sidus.. The three preceding 
days were the hottest of all others in this month; and from 
this time till the 27th inclusive, the sky was filled with va- 
pours, followed by 24 inches of rain by the end of the month, 
generally accompanied by strong easterly gales. 
Sept. Ist. Three small meteors descended between the clouds 
in a westerly direction, about 11 P.M. On the 3d two 
winds crossed each other at right angles, and the lower cur- 
rent from the S.W. terminated in a brisk gale on the 4th. 
—— 6th. At 6 A.M. two beautifully coloured purhelia were 
observed here, one on each side of, and both 22° 35’ distant 
from, the sun, which was then due East. The silvery co- 
lour behind the red portion of the parhelion to the North 
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