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IX. Observations on Shooting Stars made on the Night of 

 November 12 to 13, 1838, at Whitechapel, London. By 

 Mr. W. R. BiRT, Librarian and Assistant Secretary to 

 the Metropolitan Literary and Scientific Institution.* 



D. Signifies that the motion of the shooting star was direct, R. that it 

 was retrograde. 



No. Time. Direction. 



1. 9 20 From middle Ursa Major to Auriga. R. 



2. 9 30 From between Gemini and Orion's head to ho- 

 rizon, inclined to north : D. — Character: Brilliant, slow. 



3. 9 50 From 9 Aurigfie to 9 Geminorum. D. — Faint. 



4. 10 20 From middle of Ursa Major to between 9 

 Gem. and Castor. R. — Very faint. 



5. 10 45 From Gemini across /3 Tauri to between the 

 Pleiades and Hyades. R. — Very swift. 



6. 10 47 From north of Capella to middle of Ursa 

 Major towards the horizon. D. — Very brilliant. Train. 



f 7. 10 55 From below Pollux between 7 and |Gem. to 

 a Orionis. R. — Very brilliant with splendid blue train. 



? 8. 11 5 From about three degrees below Pollux to- 

 wards the horizon. D. — Very short. 



? 9. 11 27 From north of Capella to middle of Ursa Ma- 

 jor. D. — Faint. 



10. 11 30 From 9 Aurigae towards Ursa Major. D. — 

 Small. 



11. 11 44 From a little below /3 Canis Minoris towards 

 E. inclined to horizon. D. — Small. 



? 12. 11 50 Across /8 Canis Majoris towards the south. R. 



13. 11 54 From Castor and Pollux across Aldebaran. 

 R. — Very swift, slight train. 



14. 11 59 Between Capella and ^ Aurigae towards N. 

 little E. of zenith. R.— Bright. 



15. 12 17 Midway between Leo and Ursa Major to- 

 wards north. D. — Small, long. 



16. 12 22 Between the feet of Ursa Major towards 

 Virgo. D. — Small. 



17. 12 24 North of Leo towards the north. D. — Small. 



18. 12 28 Between a and 7 Leonis towards Virgo. D. 

 — Small. 



19. 12 34 From e past 7 Geminorum towards Sirius. 

 D.— Small. 



12 40 Bright light horizon NE. D. 



• Communicated by the Author. 



