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area, between this place and Perseus or Cassiopeia. An 
extension of the radiant region in that direction or 
possibly its definite position there would perhaps have 
been recognised by more numerous observations con- 
tinued to a later period of the shower ; but clouds com- 
pletely covering the sky after 7 o'clock, made the determi- | 
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RALin S. Decnee” 
Fic. 1.—Tracks of 94 shooting stars observed at York, Birmingham, and 
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Nov. 27, 1872. 
nation of its place by the 54 meteor-paths recorded during 
the preceding hour only apply to its position between 
6 and 7 o'clock. The tracks of 23 meteors mapped at 
York by Messrs. E. Grubb, S. P. Thomson, and T. H. 
1872 
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Fic. 2.—Map of the radiant points of the Meteor-shower, Nov. 27, 
Waller, between 6h. and 1oh. 15m. P.M. were communi- 
cated to me by Mr. Waller, and those of 17 meteors 
noted during the same time at Birmingham, by Mr. 
W. H. Wood. The positions assigned to the radiant 
point by these observers are respectively at R.A. 25°, 
N. decl. 40°; and R.A, 20°, N, decl. 45°; and a circular 
space having a line joining these two points for its 
diameter, includes between 60 and 70 per cent. of the 
backward prolongations of the 40 meteor-paths thus 
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30° 20° R.A 
Fic. 3.—Map of radiant points, Nov. 27, 1872, and lines of direction to the 
points (S*) opposite to the sun’s place, (E’) opposite to the earth’s way, 
and (T) transverse to the last direction. 
traced upon the maps. I have also received from Mr. 
Backhouse a list of 50 meteor-tracks observed at Sunder- 
Fic. 4. —Large} Meteor, at 5h 50™ (the first observed), and paths of the 
next four meteors seen during the great meteor-shower of Novy. 27, 1872, 
5h so™ 55°.—W. FI. Denning (Bristol). 
land before 7h. and after 9 o'clock; and a sufficient 
number of recorded paths from the Rev. S. J. Perry, at 
Fic 5.—Flight of three collateral and contemporaneous meteors, with long 
parallel courses of 20° or 30°; and streak of a fourth meteor, showing its 
long endurance near the centre of the track. Seen during the great 
meteor-shower of Nov. 27, 1872.—S. H. Miller (Wisbeach). 
Stonyhurst, to determine the radiant point exactly, onfthe 
night of the 27th as well as on that of December 4, when 
he observed some remarkable bright meteors proceeding 
