170. Miscellanies. . 
radiate from Cassiopeia, .but it was not very easy to determine satisfacto- 
rily, the radiant point. The sky, within 25° of the horizon, was obscured 
by a thick haze, which prevented our seeing any meteors below that 
altitude.” At a later hour, the clouds and the moon rendered it unadvi- 
sable to resume the watch. No observations on the night of 9th or 11th. . 
7. At Society Hill, S.C. Mr. William A. Sparks watched, at inter- 
vals, on the night of the 9th and morning of the 10th. On the 9th, at 
evening, the sky was clear, and the number of meteors appeared some- 
what unusual. “ About 3h. A. M.” (10th) writes Mr. S. “ I was awaked 
by my servant, who informed me that ‘ he had seen five stars fall since 
he first got up.’ I rose immediately and went out, and although the 
moon was shining with brilliancy, in mid-heaven, I saw at intervals of 
from two to five minutes, quite a number shooting in all directions. At 
3h. 35m. one remarkably bright, which I noticed more’particularly, took 
its origin in the vicinity of the belt of Orion, shot about 50° toward the 
N. nearly parallel to ‘the horizon, and almost eclipsed the splendor of 
Venus, which was just then emerging from the East. At 3h. 45m. the 
sky became entirely overcast with cumulo-stratus clouds, which prevent- 
ed further observation. On this occasion, I counted’ twenty four mete- 
ors.” Mr. S. states,’ that on the nights of the 8th and 10th the displays 
wore much inferior to that of the night of the 9th. 
. At Wilmington Island, near Savannah, Ga. Mr. Thomas R. Dut- 
ton tae observations, which are far more extensive and satisfa than 
any which have hitherto reached me. The biastale: 2 table contains a. 
aap of the results. 
: 3 i a 5 het oe 
‘Date. | Sine of Observation. 8 5 Remarks. 
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1638. | he im: +h. m.~ eae Moon rises at 9h. 
Aug. 9. 9 30. m. to 11 30. m. 119) 9.5 5 
nad oe | past fall. 
‘ dl 30 p.m. to 0 25. m. (10th) 13.14.18 ; 
10. 0 254.m.to 1 2a.m (14,14, 
“ ")410a.m.to 4 204. m. 954. 
ee te ‘9 30 P.M. Ky wit ison idaous Sale 
p. M. to 10 45 p. m. ee | Viveda ays past | 
Vb 20 p.7to -0.20 a.m, (Hae) aa 
.| 0 304. M. to 1 304. mM. Ba 
“ate Ac Mt to 4 “a.m. 55155, 
The following extracts are taken from the remarks which Mr. Dutton 
joins. “‘ You will, I think, agree with me, that the present year pre- 
sents, at this place, a recurrence of the meteoric shower of August last. 
In re to number, two'circumstances are to be considered: Ist, that 
agen teres: and 2d, that the moon was more ies 
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