188 



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Davidson, the Rev. M., on 

 meteor showers, 127, 128 



De Saussure and sky tints in 

 Switzerland, 92, 93 



" Drake's Comet," 49, 50 



Earth-shine on the Moon, 74 

 Eclipse, solar, of 1911, 68 



1927, 69 



August 21st, 1914, 100 



Espin, the Rev. T. E., and 

 double stars, 103 



Falstaff and the "Seven Stars," 



167 

 Fancied figures in the Moon, 89- 



91 



Fiji, night-sky in, 70-73 

 Filey fisherman's weather pre- 

 diction, 107, 108 

 Fog by the sea-shore, 29-31 

 Fomalhaut, its coyness to 

 northern observers, 65 



as seen from the Durham 

 coast, 66 



how far north has it been 

 seen with the naked eye, 66, 67 



Francois, the story of its gallant 

 fight and subsequent loss, 

 131-141 



Gemini in May, 168, 169 

 Glow-worms and stars, 61-63 

 Great Bear, how Marco Polo 

 measured its altitude, 49 



and Shakespeare, 167, 168 



in July, 169 



in early August, 170 



Gun-fire, heavy, its audibility, 1 20 



and rain, 144-150 



Gruis, Gamma, seen with the 

 naked eye from Bournemouth, 

 65 



Halley's Comet, fatal fear of 

 collision with, 51 



result of contact with the 



tail of, 51, 52 



its disappointing appear- 

 ance in England, 52, 53 



Halley's Comet, its rapid dis- 

 appearance from naked-eye 

 visibility, 53, 54 



in South Africa, 54 



Halos, lunar, 101-106, 114, 115 



sequel to one in Brazil, 103 



referred to by Whymper, 



105 



belief as to the number of 



stars in them, 105 



| S een in Tasmania, 105 



their study valuable to 



agriculturists, 106 

 solar, and the weather, 107, 108 

 Harrogate, observations of 



Fomalhaut from, 67 

 Hart (Co. Durham), a quiet 



autumn day near, 175, 176 

 Hartlepool, great storm at, 11- 

 19 



sea view from, 173, 174 



Bay, summer scene in, 57, 58 



moonlight night on, 58, 59 



Hawkins, Mrs. H. P. : The Voices 



of the Stars, 154, 155 

 Heiss and his keenness of vision, 



166 

 Humboldt and glow-worms, 63 



on Sirius and Canopus, 107 



his remarks on coronas, 107 

 Hyades, interesting observation 



of, 28 



Ice Age, Drayson's theory and 

 astronomers, 157 



July, stars of, 169 



June, a month of northern glows, 



56 

 Jupiter, scintillation of, 35, 36 



naked-eye visibility of satel- 

 lites, 142-144 



Lightning, a brilliant display in 

 London, 115, 116 



suggested safeguards from, 

 121 



and open windows, 121 

 Longscar Reef (Durham coast), 



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