278 Scientific Intelligence. 
another person keeping the record. The sums of the columns give the 
numbers for each five minutes. 
2 38 40 44 33 
80 36 29 35 31 30 
82 30 30 23 
60 64 40 52 29 2 
60 38 41 50 29 23 
178 212 168 132 
Shea i next ase hour were seen 395, making a total of 1492 for 
one observer in the hour. Similar records of numbers by other observ- 
ers are given in the Astr. Soc. 
ir Jo -Birecgine located the radiant at long. 142° 20’, lat. 10° 15’ 
Since this point is very nearly—perhaps exactly —90° from the sun, 8 
concludes that “the orbit of the meteors is very nearly circular and the. 
motion retrograde. He adds (Astr. Soc. Notices, xxvii, 21), “ How far 
this conclusion of a retrograde motion of the meteorites’ revolution 
round the sun—a conclusion already, I believe, aivivad at by Mr. New- 
ton—is compatible with the truth of the ‘nebular r hypothesis, > we may 
leave it to the advocates of that hypothesis to consider.” 
A train observed by him remained visible six minutes, drifting slowly 
southwards over a space 8° or 9°, and at the same time changing its di- 
rection so that at its ened it was at right angles to its original 
position. 
Mr. A. S. Herschel gives (Astron. Soe. Notices) the following deter- 
minations of the radiant. Most of them are from i recorded by dif- 
ferent observers upon charts of the British Association 
, N. Lat. Long. N. Lat. Long. 
ta1°" 6" 10%" | 144° 45’ Oo" 4° 145° 40’ 11° 52’ 
142 41 10 58 141 387 TP 79 1438 41 
ST 6 143 31 9 28 143 12 10 8 
142 #10 10 15 141 36 9 27 142 58 
142 28 49 146 41 10 20 142 51 10 42 
a at Greenwich were remarkably quiet during the night. 
psc Challis ton an unusual glow in the atmosphere during the 
1) Observations with the spectroscope.—Mr. A. 8. Herschel and Mr. 
John Browning were provided Cait spectroscopes arranged for direct 
vision. ae preiclan says (Astron. Soc. Notices, 1867, p. 77): 
“ After catching a few etter in di fferent isan a I at rength de- 
a. s 
“From the rapid flight of the meteors rendering the spectra very diffi- 
cult to ~“— I cannot pretend to speak with confidence of the appeat- 
* There is an t misprint in the 26th line, 87 ofthe last number of te 
Journal, in Dr. ould's lithess For 12b 39m Qs, ‘en 128 som 
