A CATALOGUE Ol' OBSEHVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 



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Lppcarance; Train, if anyj Length of 

 I and its Duration. " | I'aih. 



Direction; noting also 



wlietlier Horizontal, 



Per;)sndicular, or 



Inclined. 



From a point N.W. to S. 



Remarlvs. 



n about 30 seconds, 

 a loud report was 

 heard from the di 

 rection in which it 

 disappeared. 



Tllowed by a short train, 

 ivhich appeared to draw 

 o a point behind the 

 lead, and rapidly died 



)Ut. 



[; advancing end was;80° 

 'rilliant led, with a| 

 vhite or shining en- 

 elope or head. 



flowed I)y a very long 

 ery tail. Presented an 

 .rcofa very large circle. 



Ling narrow smoke-like 

 ain remained in the 

 ity, where a final puff 

 arked the place of 

 cplosion with perfect 



. iStinctness. 



N.W. to S.E., nearly 

 parallel to the horizon, 

 but with a slight de- 

 chne to S.E. 



N.E. to S.W 



A loud report shook the 

 houses; the first re- 

 port was sharp and 

 decisive, but there 

 ensued a dull noise 

 which lasted several 

 seconds, and which 

 appeared to recede 

 equally on all sides. 

 From a window was 

 seen a long strip of 

 vapour, not very 

 high up and of a 

 uniform pattern, very 

 delicately traced,! 



which was noticed! 

 by others a con- 

 siderable time pre-1 

 vious to the first 

 shock. 

 The day was fine but 

 partially clouded, and 

 the sun shone out 

 very clearly and warm 

 at intervals. (See Ap- 

 pendix II., C.) 



Observer. 



Evening 

 ' Times, 



Mail,' 

 &c. 



Communicated 

 by Sir J. Iler- 

 schel ; Hes- 

 keth Smith, 



Communicated 

 by R. Coving 

 ton. 



Moved across the clear J. Nasmyth. 

 sky, and disappeared 

 beliii:d a mass of 

 clouds ; no report 

 heard. 



Sun very bright, and : 

 a clear sky. A rail- 

 way train near pre- 

 vented anything else 

 being heard. 



An explosion, followed ; 

 by a low and con- 

 tinued rumbling, was 

 heard. The meteor 

 itself was not seen. 

 (See Appendix II., 6.) 



Edmund Young. 



F. Galton. 



