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REPORT 1878. 



A LIST OF REMARKABLE METEOR SHOWERS 



Date, and (Horary or) Total Numbers 



Position of Radiant Point 



Maximum 

 Date 



1877, Jan. 4, 7 

 Jan. 17 .. 



Feb. 15-20 

 Feb. 20 



Feb. 20 



March 14 ... 



April 16-19 



April 16-19 



April 19 ... 

 May 



July 7-11 ... 



July 12-17 



July 20 . 



Aug. 3-16... 

 Aug. 3-16... 

 Aug. 4 



No. of 



4-8 



Two, 

 large 



Many 



10 



6 



8 

 G 



5 



7 



13 



Jan. 4-2D 

 Jan. 4-20 



10 



18 



Total Duration 



April-May 



July 6-17 



and Aug. 3-16 



July 6-17 



and Aug. 3-16 



July 6-20 



July 6-17 



and Ausj. 3-16 



(and July 6-17) 



Aug. 3-16 



(and Sept. 4-16). 



No. of 

 Is 



20 



21 

 16 



11 

 9 



13 



57 -12 



295 +53 



236 +11 



263 +36 



181 +34 



263 +48 



228 - 2 



269 +37 



275 +35 



210 -10 

 203 - 8 



4+35 



10 +38 



6+53 



8+53 



317 -11 



290 +43 



292 +48 



342 -12 



335 +45 



22 +46 



Near y Eridani . 



Near i ty Cygni 



By the Stars 



Near o Serpent is 

 Near p Herculis... 



Canes Venatici 

 i Herculis 



Near 8 Libras .... 

 Near 6 Herculis. 



Near k Lyrae .... 



Near k Virginia. 

 Near a Virginis. 



Andromeda? 

 v Andromeda?. 



a Cassiopeia? 



Near n Aquarii 

 Near 5 Cygni... 



Near 8 Aquarii 



Lacerta 



7 Andromeda? 



