384 Meteoric Shower of November, 1837, 
men of science, and as skillful observers. Their observations were 
wholly independent of each other. Mr. Schaeffer saw none until 2 - 
o’clock, but from this time until sunrise he counted 70, most of them 
in brilliancy equal or superior to the brightest fixed stars, many of 
them leaving trains of considerable length. The point of radiation 
was nearly, if not quite, in the same place as in November, 1836. 
(New York American.) 
Mr. Barnard counted between 40 and 50 shooting stars, between 
2 and 6 o’clock. Most of them left behind them trains of great 
beauty. Many of the fainter kind were not included im this esti- 
mate. The meteors were most frequent from half past three to half 
past four. The first one that was observed, of very uncommon 
splendor, fell eastwardly, between Denebola in the tail of the Lion 
and the planet Jupiter, at about 20 minutes before four. But the 
brightest of all, and the most beautiful one he ever saw, occurred 
just about 5 o'clock, falling eastwardly also, near Theta Leonis. 
Its brightness was dazzling like that of the sun, and its size two or 
three times that of Jupiter. It left a magnificent train. ‘Two or 
three usually fell about the same time, after which there generally 
occurred an interval of from five to fifteen minutes, in which none 
were observed. The display continued until all the stars were 
swallowed up in the broad light of day. All the meteors, traced 
back by the eye, seemed to proceed from a radiant point due north 
of Regulus, and, between Eta and Zeta Leonis. They moved in 
all directions, but mostly on the east side of a meridian passing 
through the radiant point. To the west, however, the brightness 
of the moon was such as to extinguish nearly all the fixed’ stars. 
But one meteor out of the whole number was observed to be an ex- 
ception to the general law of radiation; and that one, apparently 
originating in the right foot of the ft Bear, crossed the lines of 
the radii to the east. : 
Mr. Barnard adds: ‘ On the whole this exhibition, though not of 
astonishing brilliancy, was one of a very satisfactory nature to the 
philosophic observer. It was such as to confirm in a very remark- 
able manner, the general inferences of Prof. Olmsted regarding the 
meteors of November. All the observations of Mr. O. regarding 
the distinctive appearances of these meteors to the eye, were abund- 
antly corroborated.”—(New York Commercial Advertiser.) 
There is some reason to believe that the splendid fire ball men- 
tioned by Mr. Barnard as occurring about 5 o’clock, was seen at 
