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ance of the spectra shown by the prism, but I saw a great difference 
tween the spectra. I believe that I saw spectra of the following kinds: 
“A. Continuous spectra, or those in which a ole of the colors of 
the solar spectrum were visible, excepting the rays. 
“B. Spectra in which the yellow greatly prepndertd but which in 
ay other respect resembled those above desétibe 
“C. Spectra of almost purely Dorney s yellow heht, oe with a 
faint continuous spectrum, that is, a fai e of red on one side and 
green on the opposite side of the yellow Hab of the spect 
igs sents of purely homogenegifs green light; of this kind I only 
saw t 
eh thet A acd ss Prigg bs Sa of several trains. The light 
which was most] y blue, gre n,sor steel gray, generally appeared homoge- 
neous; but this sh have agi: 
» in which blue are , perceptible 
As was indented 1h the last ee a of the Journal (p. ae the eastern 
limit of the shower must have mens in Central Asia. It was a little east, 
however, of the line there give 
Several papers concerning che theory of the meteors by Schiaparelli, 
Faye, LeVerrier, Peters, &e., of which we had intended to give,® here an 
abstract, must be defe rred to the next Pp a8 of the Journ 
. New minor planet, Antiope, @).—Dr. Luther discovered a minor 
planet on the Ist of October, to which the name Antiope has piren. 
minor planet, @ —The ninety-first minor ce was fp 20 
ered by Mr. ula ay at Marseilles on the 4th of Novem 
4. Comet.—Mr. Stephan pay fea a Feo cane on the night of 
the 22d of ees in R.A. 2" 34", Nar 
5. Aurora Borealis at bah at Wee 2 by A. . D oakired (From 
a letter to the oe dated Highland, Madison Co., Iil., Nov. 11, 1866.) 
—I find in No. 119, 2d series of this Journal, (Sept. 1865,) observations 
on the aurora ie Aug. 3, 1865, at your city, among which I notice some 
remarks on the change me color of auroral streamers, from white and yellow 
into a rosy hue; which the observer attributes to the effect of “ sunlig 
striking the ‘tops of those streamers at ae height of several hund 
miles—as it ave been at that hou —above the earth’s surface.” 
The learned pier of the said communication calling the attention of 
1800, Aug, 12, 9-4 p. A group of splendid streamers appeared - N. 
15° W., white at first, bat iene into purple above. 
1860, Sept. 6, 8:33 p.m.—A bluish glow, N. 30° W., issuing a cluster 
of red streamers: the ey shifted cae toward Ursa Major, color turning 
smoky cumulated mass, out of which a perfect sea of streamers is seen to 
issue, . streamers are white below, purple above, the most vivid red 
being always toward the middle of the streamer. 
