A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 3 



distance of the meteor from the earth, its path, size, velocity, &c., and 

 thus render these reports far more valuable than they are at present. The 

 following Catalogue contains a list of all the meteors, accounts of which have 

 reached the Members of the Committee, arranged in their order of occur- 

 rence. 



In the Appendix following the Catalogue are abstracts from some of the 

 jpaost important papers which have appeared, during this year, connected with 

 this branch of science. 



Direction or Altitude. 



General remarks. 



Place. 



Observer. 



Reference. 



In the S. ; burst into fragments 

 with a great flash, followed 

 by detonation. 



Siberia 



J. Atkinson . 



S.E. to N.W. 



Light as day 



In the westerly part of the 

 heavens ; no noise. 



Fell, inclining in an arc of 15° 



Athlone and 



Holyhead. 

 Bradford. 



Alderly Edge, 



Cheshire. 

 Newport, in 



Salop. 

 Leeds. 



MS. communica- 

 tion. 



See Appendix No. 1. 



■ Collected by 

 Mr. Greg. 



Moved downwards towards 



W.S.W. 

 From Polaris towards a Ursae 



Majoris. 

 In Ursa Major and Ursa Minor 



Blackburn. 

 Plymouth... 



From direction of 

 Cassiopeia. 



From the zenith towards N.W 

 horizon. 



In northern heavens 



In northern heavens 



Fell from direction of zenith 

 almost across Mars. 



Counted 17 fine 

 meteors. Light- 

 ning over France. 



Counted 24 me- 

 teors, some very 

 brilliant. Fre- 

 quent lightning 

 over France. 



Very fine and warm. 

 Several very 

 small meteors 

 seen, but not 

 nearly so many 

 as on the evening 

 of 4th and early 

 morning of 5th 

 instant. 



H. M. S. S. ' Hi- 

 malaya,' Ply- 

 mouth Break- 

 water. 



H. M. S. S. ' Hi- 

 malaya,' Bay 

 of Biscay. 



Ibid 



Ibid 



Fuente del Mer, 

 near Santan- 

 der, North 

 Spain. 



E. J. Lowe 

 Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



Id 



MS. communica- 

 tion. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 

 Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



Ibid. 



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