150 Mr. J. Glaisher on the Metem'ology of England 



disc of the meteor gradually increased, which just before it 

 burst was estimated at 6', and its brightness was much greater 

 than that of Venus when she is briglitest. This meteor shone 

 with a bluish light, at first pale, but becoming gradually deeper 

 in colour. It was accompanied by a train, which was not 

 diverging, but consisted of a straight line of sparks, which it 

 left in its track. Its disc tapered off to a point, where it joined 

 the train. It moved veiy slowly and rather irregularly; and 

 neglecting the brilliancy of the object, its appearance might be 

 compared to a flying kite (inverted). This meteor moved over 

 about 7° in 6 seconds. It threw off a quantity of sparks in 

 bursting. 



On October 5, at 10^ 28™, a meteor, like a star of the third 

 magnitude, moved from a point near 49 Lyncis, and passed 

 about 2° east of S Ursae Majoris. It moved through about 10° 

 in 1"5 second. 



At lO'^ 40"", a meteor like the last moved from k Ursae Ma- 

 joris towards fi Ursae Majoris. It passed over about 8° in 



I second. 



On the 18th, at 9^^ 45"^, a meteor, like a star of the second 

 magnitude, passed about 2° east of e Cygni, and 3° west of the 

 cluster of stars in Delphinus. It passed over about 20^ in 

 3 seconds. 



On the 28th, at 9*^ 26% a meteor, like a star of the third 

 magnitude, passed through 27 Ljoicis, and about 1° east of 



II Ljaicis. It moved through about 15° in 2 seconds. 



On Nov. 8, at 9'' 33% a meteor, like a star of the third mag- 

 nitude, mth a tail, moved from a point about half-way between 

 /u, and 7 Gemini, and passed about 2° below e Gemini. It moved 

 through about 9° in li second. 



On Nov. 8, at 9*^ 57"*, a meteor, like a star of the fourth 

 magnitude, passed through the southern confines of Sagitta and 

 towards fi Aquilaj. It moved through about 10° in 1 second. 



On Nov. 9, at 10'', a meteor, like a star of the third magni- 

 tude, with a tail, started from a point about 4° north of /3 Aquarii, 

 and passed through 3 Aquarii. It moved through 6° in 1 second. 



On Nov. 10, at 9'*, an unusual appearance occurred, which 

 may be described as follows : — The sky was entii-ely covered with 

 clouds, when suddenly (at 9**) a veiy luminous appearance pre- 

 sented itself, which was seen through the clouds. The light was 

 lenticular-shaped. Its base I'csted on the horizon a little east of 

 south, the middle part being from 5° to 10° to the eastward of 

 that point. Its breadth at the base was about 4°. The altitude 

 of its apex (which appeared to be pei-pendicular to its base) was 

 about 30°. The brightest part was the centre of the base, and 

 the light shaded off gradually to the edges. The phaenomenon 

 was visible about 10 seconds, when it suddenly disappeared. 



