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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. Aug. 10-12 

 Aug. 12 



Aug. 12-16 

 Sept. 4-16... 



Sept. 4-16... 



Sept. 7-16... 



No. of 



|s 



10 



10 



13 



15 



Total Duration 



Aug. 12-16. 



Aug. 3-16 



(and Sept. ?).... 

 (and July 6-17,. 

 Aug. 3-16) 



(and Oct. 2-18). 



(14) 



Sept. 4-16 



Sept, 4-16 

 Oct. 2-19 



No. of 

 |s 



5 



Oct, 2-20 



Oct. 2-18 



Oct. 2-19 



and Oct, 28-Nov. 13 



and Oct. 28-Nov. 13 



Oct, 15-19 



Oct. 28-Nov. 13. 



Oct, 2-19 



About Oct. 15-20 



11 



11 

 5 

 5 

 6 



15 



8 

 18 



17 



22 

 11 



21 



18 



12 



11 



53 



70 +65 



31 +18 



61 +48 



47 +45 



220 +78 



61 +36 



85 +53 

 84 +55 



225 +52 

 310 +77 



133 +79 



103 +12 

 107 +11 



105 +50 



133 +21 

 127 +17 



130 +47 



89 +18 

 95 +17 



By the Stars 



Camelopardus 

 9 Arietis 



in Persei 



Near e Persei. 



Near $ TJfsae Minoris 



Near f Persei . 



Near 8 Aurigas 



Head of Bootes. 

 Near « Cephei . 



P Camelopardi . 



Head of Monoceros 



g Lyncis . 



Near 8 Cancri 



i Ursae Majoris 



Near v, | Orionis 



