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.ppearance ; Train, if any,! Length of 
and its Duration. Path. 
after having travelled 
about 3° or 4°, it broke 
into five portions, three 
of the portions being 
as large and bright as 
the meteor when first 
seen. 
ing, and then diminish- 
ing. 
shaped in falling ; train 
10°; half  disap- 
ared in the flight; 
ragments _ proceeded 
streamers after 
ursting; 5°, diverg- 
ight disappearing 
uddenly at maxi. 
um, with a red 
gently ACen eeeeeeetrerer scseeeeeesenend 
ilar to that of the] ? score 
ight following. 
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v 
the last half of its) ? ......00.. 
lurse shot out a 
usand most bril- 
t stars; diminished 
size, and vanished at) 
PUHCETEEE EERE TROT He ER OO OTTO ES senses oneretee i+ 
ew to size of Venus;20° ,,,...... Fell vertical ..,...00 oa 
TL pr cceeeneeeteveseeevesesleaeeeeeeensases ¢ 
Direction ; noting also 
whether Horizontal, 
Perpendicular, or 
Inclined. 
the path, which was 
short, appeared to be 
a horizontal line. 
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Remarks. 
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not very large, was 
exceedingly bright ; 
after breaking up, it 
was visible for about 
0-S5sec.; no noise was 
heard. 
See POe ee eee ener eeereeeererees 
SEO EEEOP ORTHO TSE ETOP eee eee ee eeee ene eet eeDEDeeuteneeenes 
‘Perpendicular PROTO OTe ee eee eae tear ee ees eeereseseter 
? SEROTEH OH eee POT OHTA E EES e ee Hees eeheeterereeeerreeereneeder 
From the Pole - star/Hissing sound _ like 
downwards to due W. 
From overhead down- 
wards, N.W. 
into the Irish Chan- 
nel, between St. Bees 
-pegBad fee 
and the Isle of Man. 
quenching iron during 
the passage of the 
meteor ; two minutes 
later, a sound like the 
discharge of a heavy 
gun. 
,|Appeared to descend): ,, :,:..ccscccesvessscuseccpes 
PRO ee ene reer essere Oeeerere 
Observer. 
sasecescecscessesseese(de MacDonald. 
ere was no train; but7° ....,,.../[t took a course due S.;/This meteor, although/H. C. Criswick. 
ght unsteady, brighten- aivonucecedueuns A serpentine COULSON G cel eta ccnancientguvsnstecccsadebs| Ete Ss. Eaton. 
ew brighter and pear- PPTTTITETITITITILLL LILI reir ii ii 2 W. H. Wood. 
W. C. Nash. 
D. Walker, M.D, 
Communicated 
by R. P. Greg. 
Correspondent, 
* Lancaster 
Guardian.’ 
‘Isaac Sparks. 
S., Correspond- 
ent,‘ Manchester 
Guardian.’ 
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