OF A METEORIC FIRE-BALL. 



43 



TABLE I. — Orbit of the Meteoric Fire-Ball of July 20, 18G0. 





Position of tt 



E Meteor. 





Distance teateled 



Time of 



FLIG 



HT 



Direction of motion. 







5 



i 













APPEAEAMCE. 



















e.,,- 















<D 

















u 



North 







Ter 



restrial 



Height 







= E 1 g 











Apparent 











w 



decUnaliOQ 



Eight 



Ion 



Kitude 



above 







.^-li S 



Mean 



imeat 



Trne 



Inclina- 







i?" 



"o 



or 



Ascension 



west from 



sea 



In arc. 



In 



Washington.' 



conrse. 



relative to 



tio 



Q totlie 



True 



'" u 



■ 



terrestrial 







Greeawich. 



level. 



miles. 



§|.|| 











the earth's 



horizon. 2 



anomy 



ly. 



s * 



yi 



lackude. 

















X *^ p. 











surface. 











> 





3^ 8' 



147 



41' 



Indeflaite 



Infinite 



— 97057' 131' 



-X) 



— DO 



Inlini 



e past 



i^ 44° 4' E 



Due west 



90= 



0' 0' 



2503 31 



3i' 



6.8952 





i 6 



148 



38 



147" 42' 



236044 



—96 36 20 



—243058 



—96798 



19d 6I1 40it 



403 p. M. 



1^ 44 8 E 



N56'^ 2'W 



68 



39 28 



251 61 



.55i 



6,9525 





6 21 



150 



49 



118 



7 



67S95 



—93 28 16 



—73113 



—16973 



30 4 



51 



6 



N 44 20 E 



N17 11 E 



85 



35 48 



255 







7.0850 





9 56 



154 



23 



161 



60 



29474 



— SS 28 16 



—34052 



—5639 



" 8 







9 " 



i\ 44 60 E 



N33 7 E 



80 



46 49 



260 







7.2971 





i:i 26 



157 



69 



168 



27 



177.35 



—S3 28 16 



—21873 



—3172 



" 8 



41 



6 " 



N 45 34 E 



If 33 35 E 



76 



6 33 



265 







7.5057 





16 55 



161 



43 



169 



2 



12067 



—78 28 16 



—15837 



—2137 



" 8 



58 



11 " 



M 46 33 E 



N 41 43 E 



71 



33 23 



270 







7.7101 





20 19 



165 



35 



167 



31 



8747.5 



—73 28 16 



—12188 



—1572 



" 9 



7 



46 



N 47 47 E 



If 44 10 E 



67 



6 26 



375 







7.9090 





2S 37 



169 



37 



164 



.58 



6580.5 



-68 28 16 



—9717 



—1217 



" 9 



13 



41 



Jf 49 17 E 



N 46 29 E 



62 



4» 6 



280 







8.1018 





26 49 



173 



52 



161 



44 



.5065.9 



—63 2S 16 



—7914 



—972 



" 9 



IS 



22 " 



N 61 6 E 



N 48 62 E 



68 



28 5S 



285 







8.2873 





29 51 



178 



21 



168 







3955.4 



—58 28 16 



—6528 



—792 



" 9 



21 



23 " 



n 53 14 E 



If 51 26 E 



54 



17 30 



290 







8.4013 





32 48 



183 



7 



1.53 



49 



3111.2 



-63 28 16 



—5413 



—654 



" 9 



23 



40 



N 55 43 E 



IS 64 15 E 



50 



9 40 



295 







8.6327 





35 31 



188 



12 



149 



n 



24.55.2 



—43 28 16 



—4992 



—544 



" 9 



25 



30 " 



N 53 34 E 



N 57 23 E 



46 



5 45 



300 







8.7911 





38 



193 



37 



144 



9 



1935.2 



—43 28 16 



—4205 



—453 



" 9 



27 



1 



N 61 49 E 



N 60 60 E 



42 



6 2 



305 







8.9.392 





40 14 



199 



23 



j.38 



42 



1517.6 



— 3S 28 16 



—3528 



—376 



" 9 



28 



18 " 



N 65 27 E 



N61 40 E 



38 



7 46 



310 







9.0702 





43 9 



205 



31 



132 



61 



1179,2 



—33 23 16 



—2930 



—310 



" 9 



29 



24 " 



If 69 30 E 



N68 61 E 



34 



11 4t 



315 







9.2013 





43 43 



212 



1 



126 



35 



904.0 



—28 2S 16 



—2393 



—252 



" 9 



30 



22 " 



N 73 65 E 



N 73 28 E 



30 



18 36 



330 







9.3151 





44 54 



218 



48 



120 



1 



6S0.1 



—23 28 16 



—1905 



—200 



" 9 



31 



14 " 



If 78 40 E 



N 78 22 E 



26 



27 23 



335 







9.4100 



g 



49 40 



225 



49 



113 



12 



498.9 



—18 28 16 



—1455 



—152 



■' 9 



33 



2 



N 63 40 E 



N 83 30 E 



22 



33 49 



330 







9.5050 



46 



233 



69 



106 



11 



354 2 



—13 28 16 



—1035 



—108 



" 9 



33 



46 " 



N 63 48 E 



N 83 45 E 



18 



49 39 



335 







9.5602 



"o 



45 63 



240 



U 



99 



12 



341 1 



_ 8 28 16 



— 637 



—67 



" 9 



33 



27 



S 86 2 E 



S 85 63 E 



15 



2 20 



310 







9.6432 



s 



45 19 



247 



17 



92 



15 



156.4 



_ 3 2S 16 



— 258 



—28 



" 9 



34 



6 " 



S 80 67 E 



S 80 45 E 



11 



13 19 



315 







9.6900 





44 39 45' 



252 



6 40' 



87 



33 14" 



113.5 











.00 



" 9 



34 



33,03 " 



S 77 32 E!s 77 17 E 



8 



39 25 



348 23 16 



9,7165 



■^ 



44 30 8 



253 



6 4 



86 



35 9 



105,4 



43 23 



61 



5.29 



" 9 



34 



38 32 " 



S 76 51 E 



g 76 36 E 



3 



6 20 



319 11 



.39 



9.7307 



fc< 



44 22 52 



253 



47 43 



85 



63 29 



100 2 



1 14 41 



8S 



9,12 



" 9 



34 



42,15 " 



S 76 21 E 



S 76 6 E 



7 



43 11 



349 42 



67 



9 7236 





44 15 44 



254 



28 3 



85 



14 2 



95.59 



1 44 25 



121 



12 75 



" 9 



34 



45.78 " 



S 75 63 E 



S 75 37 E 



7 



20 53 



350 12 41 



9,7266 





44 8 42 



255 



6 29 



81 



36 2S 



91.38 



2 12 60 



157 



16 22 



" 9 



3i 



49 25 " 



S 75 26 E 



S 75 9 E 



6 



59 35 



350 41 



6 



9.7291 





44 1 45 



355 



43 11 



84 



36 



87 66 



2 40 6 



189 



19 .55 



" 9 



34 



52 53 " 



S 75 E 



.S 74 43 E 



6 



39 17 



351 8 



22 



9.7313 





43 54 52 



256 



18 23 



83 



26 12 



81.05 



3 6 21 



231 



23 76 



" 9 



34 



65 79 " 



S 74 36 E 



S 74 IS E 



6 



19 32 



351 31 37 



9 7331 





l! 43 3 



256 



62 13 



82 



53 8 



80.83 



3 31 41 



250 



35.84 



" 9 



34 



68. S7 " 



S 74 13 E S 73 .55 E 



6 



33 



351 59 67 



9.7351 





41 41 IS 



257 



24 48 



82 



21 18 



77 89 



3 .56 10 



279 



3S.81 



" 9 



35 



1.81" 



S 73 .60 E S 73 31 E 



5 



42 10 



.352 21 26 



9.7372 





43 31 37 



257 



66 17 



81 



60 32 



7.5.19 



4 19 65 



307. 



31 6S 



" 9 



35 



4.61 " 



S 73 23 E .S 73 9 E 



6 



21 20 



352 48 



11 



9.738S 





43 27 69 



25S 



26 47 



81 



20 44 



72 70 



4 43 



335 



34 47 



" 9 



35 



7,50 " 



S 73 7 E S 72 47 E 



6 



7 2 



353 11 



16 



9 7403 





4i 21 61 



2JS 



56 21 



80 



61 61 



70.41 



6 5 28 



362 



37.18 



" 9 



35 



10 21 " 



S 72 47 E'S 72 27 E 



4 



60 7 



353 33 44 



9.7417 





43 14 51 



259 



25 5 



80 



23 47 



6S31 



8 27 23 



388 



39.. S2 



" 9 



35 



12 35 " 



S 72 27 E S 72 6 E 



4 



33 42 



353 55 



39 



9.7429 





43 8 21 



259 



63 2 



79 



66 28 



66.37 



6 48 46 



413 



42.40 



" 9 



35 



15.43 " 



S 73 8 E S 71 47 E 



4 



17 42 



354 17 



2 



9.7441 





43 1 63 



260 



20 15 



79 



29 62 



64.59 



6 9 40 



437 



44.91 



" 9 



35 



17 94 " 



S 71 49 E S 71 27 E 



4 



2 6 



354 37 



66 



9.7452 





42 65 27 



260 



46 48 



79 



3 56 



62.96 



6 30 7 



461 



47.37 



" 9 



35 



20 40 " 



S 71 31 E S 71 9 E 



3 



46 40 



351 63 



23 



9.7462 





42 49 4 



2lil 



13 41 



7S 



38 39 



61.47 



6 50 8 



435 



49.73 



" 9 



35 



22 81 " 



S 71 It E S 70 51 E 



3 



31 40 



355 13 



34 



9.7471 





42 43 43 



261 



37 59 



7S 



13 57 



60 10 



7 9 46 



608 



52.13 



" 9 



35 



25 16 " 



S 70 67 E S 70 31 E 



3 



16 55 



355 33 



2 



9.717!) 





43 36 22 



263 



2 41 



77 



49 47 



68. SI 



7 29 2 



630 



51.45 



" 9 



35 



27.48 " 



S 70 40 E S 70 16 E 



3 



2 20 



355 69 



IS 



9 7467 





43 30 4 



262 



26 67 



77 



26 8 



.57.72 



7 47 57 



652 



56 71 



" 9 



35 



29.71 " 



S 70 23 E S 69 69 E 



2 



48 5 



356 16 



13 



9 7491 





43 23 47 



262 



60 39 



77 



2 59 



6S.71 



8 6 32 



674 



68 94 



" 9 



35 



31.97 " 



S 70 7 E S 69 42 E 



2 



34 20 



3.56 31 43 



9.7.500 



- 



43 IS 15 



363 



11 14 



76 



42 53 



65.90 



8 22 43 



693 



60.SS 



" 9 



35 



33.91 " 



S 69 64 E S 69 29 E 



2 



23 20 



350 60 



69 



9.7504 



43 18 15 



263 



11 14 



76 



42 r,3 



55.90 



8 22 43 



693 



60.88 



" 9 



35 



.33.91 " 



S 62 42 E 



S 62 4 E 



6 



49 60 



360 02 



09 



9.7504 





43 12 47 



263 



25 28 



76 



29 



64.26 



8 34 35 



007 



62.31 



" 9 



35 



35.34 '■ 



S 62 33 E 



S 61 65 E 



6 



40 49 



351 4 



61 



9.7014 





43 7 68 



383 



37 55 



76 



16 63 



62 85 



8 45 



619 



63 66 



" 9 



35 



36.69 " 



S 62 24 E 



S 61 46 E 



6 



33 12 



351 16 



16 



9.7523 



■ 



43 3 9 



263 



60 17 



76 



4 40 



61 47 



8 65 22 



631 



64 61 



" 9 



35 



."7 84 " 



S 02 16 E 



S 61 38 E 



6 



25 23 



351 25 



38 



9.7631 



o 



41 68 20 



264 



2 35 



7.5 



62 50 



60.12 



9 6 41 



643 



66 06 



" 9 



35 



39.08 " 



S 62 8 E 



S 61 30 E 



6 



17 32 



351 35 



67 



9.7539 



'^ 



41 63 31 



364 



14 4S 



75 



40 55 



48,82 



9 15 68 



655 



07 29 



" 9 



35 



40.32 " 



S 62 E 



S 61 23 E 



6 



9 62 



351 46 



14 



9.7547 



a 



41 48 43 



364 



26 66 



75 



29 6 



47.55 



9 26 13 



667 



6S.52 



" 9 



35 



41 65 " 



S 61 52 E 



S 61 14 E 



6 



2 10 



361 66 



29 



9.7005 



n 



41 43 63 



264 



3S 69 



75 



17 21 



46.31 



9 36 25 



679 



69 75 



" 9 



35 



42.78 " 



S 61 44 E 



S 61 6 E 



5 



64 32 



362 6 



41 



9.7063 



g 



41 39 5 



264 



60 57 



75 



6 41 



45.10 



9 46 34 



691 



70 97 



" 9 



35 



41.00 " 



S 61 36 E 



S 60 68 E 



5 



46 68 



352 16 



60 



9.7570 



is 



41 34 15 



365 



2 51 



74 



64 6 



43.93 



9 66 41 



703 



72,18 



" 9 



35 



45 21 ■' 



S 61 23 E 



S 60 60 E 



5 



39 23 



362 26 



67 



9,7577 





41 29 25 



.i65 



14 39 



74 



42 36 



42.77 



10 6 46 



715 



73.39 



" 9 



35 



46.42 " 



S 61 20 E 



S 60 43 E 



6 



31 48 



252 37 



2 



9 7664 





41 24 36 



265 



26 24 



74 



31 9 



41.66 



10 16 48 



727 



74.60 



" 9 



35 



47.63 " 



S 61 12 E 



S 60 33 E 



6 



24 IS 



352 47 



4 



9 75E1 





41 19 46 



jes 



38 6 



74 



19 45 



40.66 



10 26 49 



739 



75 SI 



" 9 



35 



48.84 " 



S 61 4 E 



S 60 25 E 



6 



16 45 



353 67 



6 



9.76PS 





41 13 23 



265 



63 26 



74 



4 49 



39.17 



10 39 59 



764 



77.39 



" 9 



35 



60.42 " 



S 60 64 E 



S 60 16 E 



6 



6 66 



363 10 



15 



9.7606 





41 13 23 



265 



63 26 



74 



4 49 



39,17 



10 39 59 



764 



7 7. .39 



" 9 



35 



60.43 " 



S 6t 61 E S 6t 18 E 







36 8 



47 



67 



9.7606 





41 10 



266 



3 



73 



65 29 



39 28 



10 47 67 



763 



78.34 



" 9 



35 



51.37 " 



S 6t 45 E S 61 13 E 







42 3 



55 



65 9.7605 1 





41 5 



266 



17 1 



73 



41 49 



39.46 



10 69 38 



777 



79.73 



" 9 



35 



62.76 " 



S 64 .36 E S 64 3 E 







50 43 



1 7 



36 9.7604 1 





40 sn 69 



266 



30 66 



73 



28 15 



.39.68 



11 11 16 



790 



Sl.U 



" 9 



36 



64.14 " 



S 61 27 E S 63 ,53 E 







59 31 



1 19 



14 9 7C03 1 





40 64 69 



366 



4t 45 



73 



14 46 



39.93 



11 22 60 



804 



82.49 



" 9 



35 



65.52 " 



S 64 18 E S 63 44 E 





8 8 



1 30 



43 



9 7603 





40 49 69 



266 



68 27 



73 



1 25 



40 21 



U 34 20 



817 



83,86 



" 9 



35 



66 89 " 



S 64 9 E S 63 35 E 





16 45 



1 43 



18 



9,7600 





40 44 69 



267 



12 3 



72 



48 9 



40..52 



11 45 47 



830 



85 22 



" 9 



35 



68.25 " 



S 64 E S 63 26 E 





25 23 



1 63 



45 



9.7593 





40 39 69 



267 



25 32 



72 



35 1 



40.87 



11 67 10 



844 



86.. 58 



" 9 



35 



69.61 " 



S 63 51 E S 63 16 E 





S3 65 



3 6 



8 



9.7596 





40 3t 58 



267 



38 55 



72 



21 58 



41 24 



12 8 29 



857 



87 93 



" 9 



36 



0.96 " 



S 63 42 E S 63 7 E 





43 20 



2 16 



27 



9.7.591 





40 29 58 



367 



52 12 



72 



9 1 



41.65 



12 19 45 



870 



89.27 



" 9 



36 



2.30 " 



S 63 34 E S 62 59 E 





60 44 



2 27 



43 



9 7591 



§ 



40 2t OS 



268 



6 23 



71 



56 10 



42. OS 



12 30 68 



SS3 



90.61 



" 9 



36 



3.64 " 



S 63 25 E S 63 60 E 





59 7 



2 38 



56 



9.7588 



•x: 



40 19 58 



268 



IS 28 



71 



43 25 



42.55 



13 42 7 



896 



91.94 



'■ 9 



36 



4.97 " 



S 63 17 E S 63 42 E 



2 



7 30 



2 60 



5 



9.7586 



S 



40 14 6S 



268 



31 27 



71 



30 46 



43.04 



12 .53 13 



909 



93 27 



" 9 



36 



6..30 " 



S 63 3 E S 63 32 E 



2 



15 60 



3 1 



11 



9.7533 





iO 9 67 



368 



44 21 



71 



18 12 



43.56 



13 4 16 



922 



91. .59 



" 9 



36 



7.62 " 



S 63 E ;S 62 24 E 





24 8 



3 12 



14 



9 7530 



,^ 



40 4 67 



368 



67 10 



71 



6 43 



44.11 



13 15 16 



935 



95.90 



" 9 



36 



8.93 " 



S 62 52 E S 62 16 E 



2 



32 23 



3 23 



14 



9,7.576 





39 69 57 



369 



9 63 



70 



63 19 



44 69 



13 26 13 



947 



97 20 



" 9 



36 



10 23 " 



S 62 43 E S 62 7 E 



2 



40 35 



3 34 



11 



9 7573 



39 54 67 



269 



22 30 



70 



41 2 



45.30 



13 37 6 



960 



9S..50 



" 9 



38 



11.53 " 



S 62 35 ES 61 63 E 



2 



48 45 



3 45 



4 



9.7569 





39 49 67 



269 



35 1 



70 



2S 60 



45.94 



13 47 66 



973 



99.80 



" 9 



36 



12.83 " 



S 62 27 E ;S 61 .50 E 



2 



66 63 



3 65 



64 



9 7565 





39 44 66 



269 



47 28 



70 



16 43 



46 60 



13 68 44 



9S5 



101 09 



" 9 



36 



14.12 " 



S 63 19 E :S 61 4! E 



3 



4 59 



4 6 



42 



9 7561 





39 39 66 



269 



69 60 



70 



4 40 



47 29 



14 9 29 



998 



102.37 



" 9 



36 



15.40 " 



S 63 11 E S 61 34 E 



3 



13 3 



4 17 



27 , 



9.7557 





39 34 66 



270 



12 7 



69 



62 43 



48,01 



14 20 11 



1010 



103.65 



" 9 



36 



16.68 " 



S 63 4 E S 61 27 E 



3 



31 5 



4 23 



9 ;9.7.552J 





39 29 66 



270 



24 18 



69 



40 50 



48,75 



14 30 60 



1023 



104.93 



" 9 



36 



17.96 " 



S 61 66 E S 61 18 E 



3 



39 6 



4 3S 



48 9.7543 





39 24 66 



270 



36 25 



69 



39 2 



49.51 



14 41 26 



1035 



106,20 



" 9 



36 



19.23 " 



S 61 48 E S 61 10 E 



3 



37 2 



4 49 



24 9.7513 





39 19 66 



270 



48 28 



69 



17 18 



60 30 



14 62 



1047 



107 46 



" 9 



36 



20.49 " 



S 61 40 E S 61 2 E 



3 



44 .57 



4 59 



63 !9. 7.533 





39 14 55 



271 



26 



69 



6 39 



61.13 



15 2 32 



1060 



1113.73 



" 9 



36 



21.75 " 



S 61 33 E S 60 65 E 3 



62 50 



5 10 



30 ,9,7.5.33 





39 9 55 



271 



12 19 



68 



64 6 



61.96 



15 13 1 



1072 



109.98 



" 9 



36 



2301 " 



S 61 25 E |S 60 47 E 4 



41 



5 20 



69 j 9. 7523 









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this coin 



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