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No. 

 I 



2 



3 



4 

 5 

 6 



Afr. Herschel's account of a series of observations 

 Mr. Herscuel' spb^ervations. of the signals seen at Fairlight. 



Eleventh Day, July 21, 1825. 



La Canche 



Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 



Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



9 36 

 9 42 

 9 46 

 9 52 



9 56 

 10 2 



10 6 

 10 12 



10 16 

 10 22 



10 26 

 10 — 



32 

 10 36 



10 42 



10 46 

 10 52 



10 56 



1 1 2 



36-1 



I 77 

 39-0 



2-5 



3-0 



3-5 

 41-5 



27 



8-0 



39-8 

 i-o 

 8-9 



377 



8-8 

 28-3 



8-4 

 47*9 



1*1 



2*0 

 41-9 



2-5 

 22'0 

 41-1 



I'O 



Remarks. 

 A most favourable night, and 



transparent atmosphere. 

 Three rockets fired, but all burst, 



and none could be observed. 



Good. The rocket rose regularly. 

 Excellent. 



/Three rockets fired in close 

 4 succession, all burst. 



or I 



' > Both burst without rising, 



Twelfth Day, July 22, 1825. 



7 Both well observed, but both 

 I burst without rising. 

 Excessively feeble, but certain. 



[ Both burst without rising. 



Two fired; the first missed; 

 both burst. 

 Very good; train seen; the rocket 

 remained very long in the air. 



I Both burst. 



> Both burst. 



One only, which burst ; being the 

 19th out of 20 fired to night. , 



No. 

 I 



2 



3 



4 

 5 

 6 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 



Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 



26 35-5 

 32 9*o 



36 39'^ 



42 7-0 



46 42-5 



52 8-6 



56 42-5 



2 101 



6 58-0 



12 07 



10 26 48-2 



10 32 3-0 



8-9 



10 26 48-2 



47-c 

 58-8 



:o 36{+7-° 



10 42-! 7-2 



10 46 36-9 



( 2*0 

 '° 52 I 87 



11 2 2*8 



Remarks. 

 Very bright and fine. 

 Regular and good. 

 Train well seen. 

 Regular and well observed. 

 Train seen. Rose to a vast height 

 Regular and well observed. 

 Very good. 

 Perfect observation. 

 Very exact. 

 Burst without rising. 



Two fired ; both burst. 



Both burst. 



Rose regularly, but rather a 

 doubtful observation. 



All three burst. 



Single. Train seen. ' 

 Both burst. 



:: Doubtful. 

 Burst. 



V. Copie des Observations a Fairlight Down par C. L. Largeteau. 



1825. (Baker's Chronometer, N**. 744.) 



1 3 Juillet. 



No. 

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3 

 4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 

 La Canche 

 Wrotham 



b. tn. 8. 



9 56 27-3 



10 6 28*5 

 10 II 14*6 

 10 16 17-9 

 10 21 14-0 



Remarks. 



