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It was further remarked that the trains were visible only a 
few ela nd that there were none of the beautiful scrolls 
of smoke sa were seen last year. 
Madame Scarpellini gives in her Corrispondenza Scientifica 
accounts of observations at Rome by herself, Ne sn a 
<= and the following from Perugia and Civita : 
2. At Civita Vecchia.—Prof. Pinelli reports to Madinte Scar- 
pellini the following observations from Civita Vecchia. 
Noy. 12th-13th. Between 10° 30", p.m, and 1*, am, 4 
meteors seen of 1st magn., 6 of 2d magn., and 8 of the, third. 
Only a few clouds. 
ov. 13th-14th. Between 11 30™ and 2" 35", 54 meteors seen. 
Very cloudy and finally overcast. 
ov. 14th—-15th. hits to.d* 20, A. M., only 16 meteors seen. 
18. At Perugia.—On the morning of the 13th from 12" to 6, 
A. M., Prof. Bellucci cea the following numbers in the sev eral 
hours ; viz., 26, 22, 26, 28, 24, and 17. In all 138 in six hours. 
was overcas 
14, At Vellets —Prof. D. Ignazio Galli, of the Municipal Ob- 
servatory at Velletri, watched during the tw o nights of the 
12th and 14th of November. (Bull. Met. Bem) 
On the first night, two observers, bot a clear ky in five 
hours, from 12" 45™ sa meteo e distribu- 
tion through the five hours was as bia: 
From 12" 45™ to 1°45", = 2. conf, 9 unconf 
i“ {> 45m - “ 7 tc 
A “ OD 45™, 
On the ery — they were = to see only through 
Openings in ouds, ere were t ers, 
enough to fully ed the whole of the visible portions of 
the sky. The results were as follows: 
Total computed 
oa Tactat Peg for clear ky. 
1" om 1>15™ 50 1 0-2 255 
146.1 86 48 1 02 945 
2 0 2 36 41 6 0.4 - 
218: #86 31 7 03 12 
2 80 2 45 48 4 0-4 117 
2 45 8 62 8 05 ne 
. 8) 3 6 17 4 0-2 105 
