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At Berlin, there were noted by M. Boguslawski, on the night of Au- 

 gust 9th, from 9h. 14m. to 14h. 48m., 401 meteors; on the following 

 night, from 9h. 7m. to 15h., 783. Number of observers not stated. 



At Brussels, observations were made by M. Quetelet and an assistant, 

 in concert with M. Boguslawski at Berlin, for the determination of differ- 

 ences of longitude. On the night of the 9th, from 9h. 30m. to 13h. 

 30m., 150 meteors were noted by two observers. On the night of the 

 10th, during 136 minutes, between lOh. and 14h. 26m., 167 meteors 

 were noted. Part of this time there was only one observer. On the 

 night of the 11th, during 120 minutes, between lOh. and 13h. 30m., 110 

 meteors were noted. There was on these occasions a decided radiating 

 point, in the vicinity of the constellation Perseus, as in former years. 

 The moon of course rendered invisible many meteors, which would have 

 been seen in her absence ; and many more must have been lost, for want 

 of a sufficient number of observers. E. C. H. 



7. Meteoric Observations in November, 1842. — Although it was not ex- 

 pected that a recurrence of the meteoric display of the thirteenth of No- 

 vember would be observed the present year, yet it was deemed desirable 

 to keep watch at that period. The morning of the thirteenth proved to 

 be so cloudy as to prevent observation. On the morning of the 14th, Mr. 

 Joseph S. Hubbard and myself watched in the open air for one hour, com- 

 mencing at three o'clock. During this time v/e saw 46 shooting stars, 

 (25 in the W. and 21 in the E.,) the sky being partially obscured by 

 clouds. At 4 o'clock the sky had become so cloudy that it seemed use- 

 less to watch longer. The meteors were not remarkable for brilliancy or 

 for uniformity of motion ; about two thirds of them obeying the usual radi- 

 ant tolerably well. The Zodiacal Light was, as is common at this sea- 

 son of the year, very conspicuous, extending upward to « Leonis, and 

 as seen by indirect glances, nearly as far as the nebula in Cancer. 



The morning of the 15th was clear. Mr. Francis Bradley, watching 

 alone in the northern sky for twenty minutes, observed seven meteors. 

 On the mornings of the 16th and 17th the sky was overcast. On the 

 evening of the 21st there was a considerable display of the Aurora 

 Borealis. No certain indication of this phenomenon had been previous- 

 ly seen here since the 29th of September. 



From the foregoing observations, it was concluded that there was this 

 year at this place no very decided recurrence of the November meteoric 

 display. 



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