OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Appearance ; Train or 

 Sparks. 



Length of Path and 

 Direction. 



Remarks. 



Observer and 

 References &c. 



Nucleus an elongated mass Horizontal, from W.N.W, 

 of stars. Left an ini-j to E.S.E. 

 mensely broad and 

 bright streak, which re- 

 mained visible for 10"' 

 or 15™. 



Mucleus followed by a 15° 

 train of red sparks. Ex- 

 ploded, projecting many 

 luminous fragments. 



lieft a few bright red sparks 

 and a very persistent 

 ruddy streak on its whole 

 course. 



lucleus very brilliant. At 

 TT Bootis it paused for 

 an instant, and advanced 

 with irregular motion 

 towards its termination. 

 Left a brilliant streak. 



descending towards 

 the east, at an inclina- 

 tion of about 45°. 



ieft a reddish streak for 

 20 seconds. 



lucleus followed by a 

 bright streak, which re- 

 mained visible for 3^ 

 minutes. 



The meteor was also seen at Ley 

 ton, Essex, a few minutes after 

 sunset, appearing in the E.N.E., 

 and taking a southerly direction 

 (J. F. Dutliie, 'Nature,' Mar. 

 30th, 1871.) 



Burst with a violent detonation ; 

 heard about J a minute after 

 its disappearance. [Seen and 

 heard at Urbino, where it was 

 preceded at 2'' a.m. by a per 

 fectly similar detonating meteor 

 equally brilliant, and leaving a 

 persistent streak. — A. Serpi 



ERI.] 



[The last two apparent positions 

 are those at Alessandria, and 

 Volpeglino, where the meteor 

 was also observed.] 



Burst with a detonation, which 

 was heard in houses with closed 

 doors. 



Letter in Turin 

 newspaper (by 

 F. Denza) of 

 Mar. 31st. 



Communicated 

 by Jas. Chap. 



Letter in Turin 

 newspaper of 

 March 31st, 

 1871, by F. 

 Denza. 



Communicated 

 by F. Denza. 



Id. 



Id. 



[The last apparent position is that Id. 

 observed at Volpeglino (Tor- 

 tona), where tlie meteor was 

 also seen, and its bright streak 

 remained visible for one minute.] 



III. Aerolites. 



The following dates of aeroKtic falls appear to have escaped notice in the 

 Catalogue (Report for 1860) and in subsequent Reports : — 

 Date. 



1804, November 24 San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 



1864, June 26 Yolynia, Russia. 



186-5, February or March . . Gorruckpore, India. 



1866, October 5 Ahmednuggur, Eombay. 



1867, January 19 Khetrie, Rajpootana, India. 



1868, May 22 Slavetic Croatia. 



1868, November Danville, Alabama, U.S. 



1868, December Frankfort, Alabama, U.S. 



Date unknown Goalpara, Assam. 



