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jut of ten, observed on the night of the 4th of November, also appeared to 

 radiate from the same point. The large fireball was accordingly an individual 



Fig. 2. 



Apparent places of the streak of light left by the large meteor of November 6th, 1809, 



referred to the stars at: — 



1. Penzance, 



2. Redruth, Cornwall. 



3. St. Helier's, Jersey. 



4. Eothbury, Northumberland. 



5. Scilly Isles. 



6. Bristol. 



7. Stokesay, Shropshire. 



8. Hawkhurst, Kent. 



9. Broadstairs. 



10. Eamsgate. 



11. Torquay. 



)f the conspicuons meteor-shower from Taurus, Avhich attracted the attention 

 )f observers during the recent returns of the November star-shower, as ap- 

 pearing, although with greatly inferior brilliancy, simultaneously with the 

 ncteors of that great display. (See Appendix III., Meteor-showers in 

 N'ovember, 1869.) 



1869, November 14th, 4" 47" a.m., G. M. T., Glasgow and CuUoden (In- 

 ^•erness-shire). A considerable fireball during the progress of the November 

 ihower attracted the attention of both of the observers, as being opposite in 

 ts motion to the general direction of the " Leonids." The meteor was seen 

 hie north from Glasgow, in the direction of CuUoden (110 miles north from 

 ilasgow), where the meteor passed across the zenith. The apparent parallax 

 8 60°, and the meteor moved horizontally from the north-north-west at a 

 eight of sixty miles over the north coast of Inverness -shire, approaching 



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