[Tofaci i><ujf as. 



JU-al Heights unci Velocities of Shooting- stars simultuueously observed at the Roynl Observatory, Greenwich ((Jr.), and at other stations in England — (B.) liirmingham ; (H.) Hawkhurst, Kent ; (L.) Itegent's Park, 



London ; (M.) Manchestci- ; (T.) East TiBted, HanU— on the nights of the Cth-llth August, 1870. 



Bluiah. 



YoUow. 

 Bluish wJiitc. 

 Dluiiil) nliiW. 



While. 



White. 



BliiiMi wliito. 



W^ito. 



Tclluwisli. 



Orftngo-rt'd. 



Blui»h wliilc. 



Wiiilo. 

 Bluish white. 



Yellow. 

 Yellowiah. 



Wliit*. 



Bluish. 



Ornnce-yellow. 



Yollowuh. 



Whit*. 



Bluuh. 



Streak, und 

 ltd duration. 



Bright etrcalc. 



Btreuk. 



^ wcund. 



Fine alrciik. 



\ eccutid. 



Bright Btroab. 



Streak, 

 1 seoood, 



Nono. 



Fine strcok, 



3 seconds. 



Pine streak. 



Bright, 3 woiinds, 



Fine strmk. 



Kono. 



Stroak. 



Nono. 



Obsoryed points of 



Disappear- 



path.) 



Average heights imd length of pitth (omitting doubtful vqIun, nmrked thiis?}, in British statute niilo^ 



Computjjd heights and places of 



Appearance. 



(10 

 147! 

 90 



'35* 

 95 

 (4+ 



Sa so 

 S3 " 

 S' 39 

 5' 43 

 Sx 17 

 53 4 

 sa 30 

 sa a 

 5' 33 



aoE. 



1 49 W. 



a 3E. 

 I xsE. 



centre 



56 



SI sa 

 51 z6 



o soE. 

 o 23 £, 

 o 41 E, 



centre 



of 

 S3 8 

 S6 



of 

 SI 37 



51 S4 



S" 3+ 



S 



s' 37 



path.) 

 \ 31 W. 

 I 19 E. 

 path?) 

 3 20 E. 

 3 7W. 

 o 57 E. 

 o 43 E. 

 path ?) 

 o 57 W. 

 o 28 E. 

 o 5E. 

 o isE. 



Length 

 of path 



n fe. S. 



miles. 



Velocity 



'35? 



(One centre of 

 S** puth. 71 miles.) 



Position of the radiant' point. 



miles 

 per sec. 



eCossiopeix' .... 



a Persei 



E CB£sio|>eiii' . . . 

 eCaMiopeiit .... 

 Gustos Messiuin . 



Observers, Remarks &c. 



B Camelupardi. 



II Persei 



B Camelupardi. 



( Course apparently 

 ( ascending? 

 J A very doubtful 



aocordaiice. 



G. L. Schuliz. 



W. H. Wood. 

 J W.C.Nash. 

 1 R.P.Greg. 

 ' W. Barber 



F. Eowlott, 



W. C. Nash. 



T. Crumplen. 



W. Harriott. W. Barbt] 



A. S. Hersohel. 



W. C. Noah. 



A. S. Herschel. 



W. Marriott. W. Barber. 



T. Crumplen. 



T. Wright. W. Marriott. W. Barber. 



A. S. Herschel. 



T. Wright. W. Marriott, 



A. S. Hersehel. 



W. Barber. 



A. S. Herschel. 



T. Wright, W. Marriutt, W. Barber. 



A. S. Herschel. 



T. Wright. W. Marriott. W. Barber. 



A. S. Herschel. 



AV. Barber. 



. A. S. Herschol. 



Camelopnrdi . 



(Average Telocity and position of the 

 radiant-poiot of the Per^eide, 

 Nos. U, 12, 13. 



