Meteoric Shower of 1836. 389 
Time. Number. 
3h. 30m - se % ‘ 
- 3h. 45m - - - - ~ 25 
4h Mille mapas Se long 2 
Ah. 15m - . - . - 25 
4h. 30m - - - - - 22 
4h. 45m - - ~ - - 28 
5 h,. EE MN 
5h. 15m . - - - - 16 
5h. 30 m - - - - - 20 
5h. 45 m ~ - - - - ll 
Gh. - - - - - IL 
EE oe re er ee | th 
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‘The meteors, with the exception of five or six, all had a direction 
from a point in the eastern part of the heavens about 15 degrees N. 
N. E. of the planet Jupiter; and, although they appeared in all 
parts of the sky, still, if the lines of motion had been continued 
backwards, they would all have terminated in that point. Having 
witnessed the meteoric shower of 1833 in Pennsylvania, I was par- 
ticular to observe the foregoing fact. The phenomenan appeared 
to me to be identical with that, but far less magnifi da: 
preceding had been remarkably rainy, but the night was eae and still. 
“ Between four and five o ‘clock, an auroral arch was to be seen in 
the north, and streamers at half past five.” 
Il. Observations at Campripce, Mass., published in the Boston 
Courier, Nov. 14. 
“ At eighteen minutes before four o’clock a large meteor darted 
from the north. It was quite luminous, and in size apparently equal 
to half the full moon. This was succeeded by many smaller mete- 
ors, and twenty three were counted by me during an hour anda 
half; several were seen by other persons in the room,* which esea- 
ped my notice. During this time one was observed of great brill- 
iancy, having a luminous train apparently a yard in length. The 
lightningt canned the whole time, and there was considerable a 
pearance of Aurora Borealis. a 
Cambridge, Nov. 13. 
* From this aehoses it is inferred, that the writer had but a small portion of 
the firmament in v 
t From light ada! in the 8, E. 
