s HO 
Shooting stars, Benzenberg, J. F., 
and Brandes, H. W., made the 
first observations relative to the 
distances, velocities, &c., xxxv, 
366. 
—_— 
, Brandes, H. W., inves- 
tigation of, xv, 168; xxvill, 97; 
Xxxv, 231, 232, 366. 
: ,; humber, dura- 
tion, course of, &c., xv, 168; 
XXviil, 9'7 ; xxxil, 361. 
‘ , mode of calcu- 
lation respecting, xxviii, 98.f 
; —— table of, calcu- 
lated, xxviii, 101]. 
, Clarke, W. A., on the 
origin of, xxx, 369. 
, Erman, origin of, cos- 
mical, xl, 53. 
—EE 
: , motion and mode 
of revolution, xl, 53. 
» ——, velocity, peri- 
helion distances, position, xl, 53, 
54. 
, Fisher, F. G., origin 
of, atmospheric, and connected 
with electricity, xxviii, 289. 
beyond the earth’s atmosphere, 
from metallic vapors, xxviii, 290. 
means of, xlii, 399. 
— ——, Herrick, E. C., on the 
number of showers of, in a year,| 
xxxili, 860; xxxv, 366; xxxix,| 
334. 
; , facts establish- 
ing the August period, xxxill, 
177, 354. 
the August period, in early times, 
XXxvii, 337 ;--in 1800, 1815,1819,| 
1822, 1836, xxxviil, 335, 386 ;— 
in 1887, xxxil, 176, 354, 401; 
xxxiv, 180 ;—18388, xxxv, 167 ;— 
1839, xxxvii, 825; xxxvill, 203; 
—1840, xxxix, 328, 332; xl,| 
201 ;—1841, xli, 899 ; xlii, 202; 
— 1842, xlili, 377; xliv, 208 ;— 
, Gruithuisen, origin of, 
, Halley, E., suggested) 
the determination of longitude by, 
, observations on} 
234 
1844, xlviii, 316. 
| 
s HO 
‘Shooting stars, Herrick, EH. C.,char- 
acteristics of the August shower, 
XXXill, 899; xxxix, 330. 
‘ , cycle of the No- 
vember shower, xxxv, 867; xl, 
365. 
> ——, return of the 
November shower probable in 
1867, xl, 365. 
: , observations on 
the November showers, of for- 
mer periods, xl, 863 ;—in 1838, 
xxxv, 362;—in 1839, xxxviil, 
377 ;—1842, xliv, 209. 
H , notices of obser- 
vations in December, 1692, xlii, 
400 ;—1809, xxxvi, 357 ;—1824, 
XxXxvl1, 357 ;—in 1838, xxxv, 361, 
365; xxxvi, 355; xlii, 398 ;— 
in 1889, xxxviu, 377 ;—in 1840, 
xl, 203 ;—1842, xliv; 210. 
$ , cycle. of the 
April shower, xxxv, 367; xl, 365. 
4 , observations on 
April showers, of former periods, 
xxxvl, 3861;—in 1803, xxxvi, 
358 ;—18388, xxxiv, 398 ;—1839, 
xxxvi, 361 ;—184]1, xlii, 397 ;— 
1842, xliii, 212 ;—1843, xlv, 230. 
; , notices of. ob- 
servations in June, xxxix, 334; 
xlii, 201. 
‘ , notices of obser- 
vations in October, 1889, xxxvili, 
377 ;—1840, xl, 203. 
- » notices of ob- 
servations in January, xxxix, 334. 
, remarks on the 
zone-theory of, xxxill, 563 ; xxxv, 
367. 
: , on the supposed 
connexion of, with the Zodiacal 
light, xxxil, 864; xxxv, 368; 
XXXII Ooh : 
, nature, motions 
360 ; 
b] 
and distance of, xxxiil, 
Xxxv, 366. 
5 , average daily 
number, xxxill, 362. 
; » average hourly 
number, xxxill, 362; xxxv, 365. 
