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REPOET — 1878. 



A List op eemaekable Meteor Showers 



Date, and (Horary or) Total Numbers 



Maximum 

 Date 



1877, Dec. 11. 



1878, Jan. 1 



April 20-22 



July 23-20 

 [1875, Aug. 2* ... 

 July 27-29 

 July 31 



Aug. 10 



Aug. 10 



[2i h -3 h a.m.] 



Aug. 10 



[2i»-3i» a.m.] 

 Average 



No. of 



(About 

 35) 



(About 

 30) 



12 



Total Duration 



Nov. 27-Dec. 13 



Many 



22 



July 26-31 



July 26-Aug. 1 +3; 



No. of 



4-s 



Position of Eadiant-point 



a 5 



o o 



104 +39 



+ 28 



(About 



50 ?) 



33, 26 of 



them 



Perse'ids 



07 

 (44) 

 (28) 



[10i , 'p.m.-3"a.m.] 



[In 4 hours] "1 



[Max. in 1 hour] / 



130 Pers 



+ unconf 



+ 16 

 uncon- 

 form. 



222 +55 



272 +32 



332 +37 



Near Q Bootis 



By the Stars 



Near 8 Gcminorum 



Near 99 Herculis 



Near a Lacertre. 



344 + 41-5 o Andromeda. 



341 -13 



32 +53 



6+37 



42-5 + 54 



and 

 44 +59 



43 +56 



Near S Aquarii 



Near 65 (P. Bode) An. 

 dromedaj. 



Near n Andromeda? .. 



k Persei 



B Camelopardi 



k Persei. 



* In the above quo'ed place of these Keports describing the July — August 

 ' Lacertid ' showers and the showers observed by Mr. Hind at o Andromedaj, 

 August 2, 1875, the place of Schiaparelli's shower, 123, July 30, with which it 



