MR. J. BAXENDELL ON THE NOVEMBER METEORS. 275 



XX. Observations of the Meteoric Shower of Nov. 13-14^ 

 1866. By Joseph Baxendell, F.B/.A.S. 



Read November 27th, 1866. 



The early part of the niglit of November 13th was very 

 squally and cloudy, with showers of rain and hail, and 

 occasional flashes of lightning. At about I2h. 15m. a 

 break occurred near the zenith, and in a few minutes the 

 clouds had almost entirely disappeared. My observations 

 of the meteors commenced at I2h. 16m. Greenwich mean 

 time, and were directed principally to the determination 

 of the time of maximum frequency, and the position of 

 the radiant-point. The observations of frequency were 

 as follows : — 



Number of 

 Meteor^ observed. 



From i2'm6™ to la'^ 32™ 60 



32 4-8 153 



48 13 4 ^87 



13 4 20 378 



20 26 122 



a6 42 316 



14 19 14 42 54 



15 20 15 35 6 



From I3h. 42m. to 1411. 19m., and again from 1411. 42m. 

 to i5h. 20m., the observations were interrupted by clouds 

 and rain, and only 73 meteors were counted during the 

 two intervals. At i5h. 35m. clouds came on again very 

 suddenly, and the sky remained obscured at i6h. 5m., 

 when I ceased to watch. 



During the whole time of observation the sky was rarely 

 entirely free from clouds for more than two or three minutes; 

 but the errors arising from this cause are probably pretty 

 evenly distributed through the intervals above given, and 

 cannot, therefore, materially affect the final determination 



