On the Meteor of May 18th, 1838, §c. 223. 
course of many European storms is in a southeastern direction. 
A comparison of marine reports has shown me, that while a 
storm was blowing at W., or W. 8. W., in the English channel, 
it was blowing S. E. at Ssaicur-- at N. E. on the east coast of 
Scotland ; and at N. and N. W. in the Irish channel; thus exhibi- 
ting, plainly, a rotation to the left. The great storm of Nov. 29, 
1836, appeared in the. north of Germany after it left the shores of 
England, and other British storms have also exhibited an easterly 
progress. But it is on careful investigations, hereafter to be made, 
that we must rely for a proper development of the system of Eu- 
ropean storms. 
_ New York, October 20, 1838. 
“Arr. I1.—On the Meteor of May 18th, 1838, and on Shooting 
Stars in general; by Ex1as Loomis, Professor of Mathematics 
and Natural Philosophy in Weotern Reserve Solas Ohio. 
On the evening a May 18th, 1838, a a very remarkable méteor 
was seen throughout most of the northern part of the United 
States, and a considerable district of Upper Canada. It attracted 
general attention from its size, brilliancy, train, length of path, 
_.and slowness of apparent motion. Observers, almost without 
exception, pronounced it the most remarkable meteor they ever 
saw. Having obtained observations at four or five different 
places, and learned the general phenomena of the meteor, I in- 
serted a brief notice of it in the Cleveland papers, and concluded 
with requesting information from any one who observed it. Above 
twenty letters were received in answer to this invitation ; and as 
considerable information has been obtained through webiie chan- 
nels, the observations are as numerous as could be desired. Their 
accuracy will be considered hereafter. The result i is, that the 
~ meteor was noticed throughout all the north of Ohio; at Detroit 
and Ann Arbor, in Michigan; at various places in the State of 
New York; at two stations in New Hampshire ; and in various 
parts of Canada. The evidence that all saw the same meteor is 
as follows: 1. All saw a meteor at the same instant. Through- 
out Ohio, the time was that of early candle-lighting. The 
brightest stars were just becoming visible. In New Ham 
the time was. Bue after ght o’clock. The shenceninant as 
