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RETORT 1865. 



A CATALOGUE OF OBSERVATIONS 



Date. 



Hour. 



Place of 

 Observation. 



1784. h m 

 Feb. 23 1159 (sid. Slougb (Bucks).. Diameter 15" or 



Apparent Size. 



1840. 

 July 28 



1841. 

 A112;. 9 



Dec. 10 



time.) 



1842. 

 Oct. 5 



1858. 

 May 31 



Aug. 9 

 to 10 



1860 

 Oct. 13 



Night 



8 20 p.m. 

 (local time.) 



9 12 p.m. 

 11 12 p.m. 



11 p.m. 

 1 a.m. 



10'. 



H.M.S. 'Erebus.' 

 S. lat. 47°, E. 

 lone. 97°. 



H.M.S. 'Erebus.' Brilliant meteor . 

 E. Ion?. 164 c 



18', S. lat. 33° 

 40'. 

 Havvkhurst 

 (Kent). 



ibid 



ibid 



H. M. S. ' Fury.' 

 Off Jedo (Ja 

 pan). 



Baffin's Bay 



18G1. 

 Aug:. 6 



:2nd mag.# 



= Jupiter. 



Colour. 



^ diameter of full 



Magnificent meteor 



Large 



About 

 p.m. 



10 



Kidderminster 

 (Warwick- 

 shire). 



Large 



Blue and 

 orange. 



Duration. 



second 



Position, or 



Altitude and 



Azimuth. 



Near X, Hydra?. 



About 4 sees. . 



From 1) Pegasl 

 across (3 Aquarii] 



At the same altij 

 tude as fi, ami 

 the same azirautl 

 as a Lvr<T. 



IntheN'.N.E J 



From near Cassiol 

 peia, across Ursiil 

 Minor,andlosinf I 

 itself in the fold I 

 of Draco. 



At an altitude ol 

 about 50°. 



