354 REPORT—1874. 
List of Comctary Radiant-points agreeing approximately with those of kno 
Comet’s Cometary Radiant- 
“ : meee, | Comeary- point (1875). 
é Comet and its shower) |. “sens -) aieaeneel R k 
No. | Nod, vector at Date emarks. 
; or near the (1875) 
| Node. pee R.A. Decl. 
ie} fe} 
Za ||ioiech1 Wife SaRAnepeabee 0-94 Aug. 5 259 —36 | Elements pretty trustworthy ; 
| inclination of orbit 4°. Tail 
Ditto (near the Q)| 1:00 July 23 262 —33 40° long. 
Gee Bea 88 wnneacses Meta (ED eee esta 25+ —5+ | Radiant-points about the first 
(Orbit very uncer- | point of Y, immediately above 
tain. No other | | and below the equator, are 
known cometary | very numerous in the lists of 
orbit appears to | Tupman, Schmidt, Neumayer, 
represent the | | and Greg in August and the 
shower.) | | ) latter end of July. The co- 
| | met was observed in Greece, 
and it is said to have divided 
| into two parts (Pingré). 
mire, |vle/7( UM Bits eee meee 0-78 Aug. 6 283 a) Ha RRR eS Sh soc. 
Ditto (near the ¢).| 1:00 July 8 276 —21 | Point of nearest approach to 
Lexell’s comet. | earth’s orbit. 
Paste || Uiey/ Ell leroy aeeaesinad 0-98 » 30 180 +68 | Hlements only approximate. 
IWIRIBS Gr oo scksenntioct 0-975 » 29 175 +71° (MG, (G. & H.), Greg, No. 
84, though earlier (July 1-11), 
and a radiant observed by 
Serpieri on the latter date, 
agreeapproximately in position 
(at 218° and 200°, +55°) with 
the cometary radiant-point. | 
29 a NSbpelyle ......-.- 0-31 Aug. 13 300 +80 | Probably only an accidental 
WWRIBS tcc cacessn secs 0-31 » 12 | 299 +80 resemblance on account of 
the small perihelion distance. 
(Weiss and Schiaparelli.) 
CIV lwo Se eee eee 0:89 July 25 49 4G ce bene s.cch cdueeeeenee os eee 
PSO2GETE 9s. .c::. 1:02 Aug. 10 43 +575 | Comet of the ‘ Perseids.” 
(QUE UC bye KEY fae 8 a wo 51 +52?)| Bright, with tail 20°; period 
icy (0) 106) ar seer 1-01 ssl 43°5 +53 123 years (Oppolzer). 
Bie LODZ WL (ies. cess 1-00 grintG 42 at Sa RORCRRRR PR terid soc, -oo-<gorce or coc 
SWEGISBIS scence decitecnae 1-01 * 10 40:7 —13°5 
Use JOE Pay ceraees- 0-84 Poy dint 48 = 58. || sens ceajinlpo> spices ae ce ae 
MOOG 5535 eens teaaes 0°75 ei 49 iD or lh nage vos ancient <eieeen saiee eee 
SoH | OOS od meee en 0:58 A283 70 Bat Fe rerrore Pererare << eonsbodaet cc 
"WISSS eescae renee 0-89 sao 65 —22 
Ser || LSOe Watics eee nee 1:03 Pts | 475 +18 | Inclination of orbit small; 
'WeelSS ie nccnscusagee 1:03 19 48 +14 cometary-shower date per- 
" haps some days uncertain 
(Sehiaparelli), 
34. | 1780 IL eo... 0-82 * 1S 3°5 -+38°5| This comet was only visible 
three days after its discovery 
| by Montaigne and Olbers.— 
| ? if its orbit is very exactly 
. | 4 known. 
