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the Relsien) fom midnight ‘till morning, to t reat surprise of 
e beholders, in Egypt.”— Modern part of the Uni i . 
8vo, vol. ii, p. 281, Lond. 1780. The date of this phenomenon 
Ca eS to the December epoch, 901. 
2. 930. “ Averse remarquable etoiles filantes en Chine.” 
3. he “On vit & Zurich ‘ du feu tomber du ciel’ 
4. 1830, 1833, and 1836. The maximum seems be have 
in 1833 ‘s when as many as ten meteors were seen simultane 
“Dans la nuit du 11 au 12 décembre, on vit 4 Parme une grande 
quantité Pétoe filantes de différentes grandeurs, qui se dirige- ~ 
aient presque toutes avec une grande vitesse vers le SSE. A 10 ’ 
heures et 1 cae les seules Shap aes du Bélier et du Taureau, Pi 
on en compta environ une dizain J 
= (Doubtful.) 1861, 1862, a 1863. a see in # 
1862, The meteors at this return were far fro ing comparable : 
in soshen with the ancient displays. The er, Lewes er, Was 
distinctly piece R. P. Greg, Esq., of eruiseeeds England, 
raid the period for December 10th-12th was, in 1862, “ exceed- 
ingly well define 
ese dates Cicais a ssiniese of about 294 years. Thus: i 
901 to 930.... 1 period of 29:000 years. 
930 to 1571....22 periods of 29°136 years. ; 
1571 to 1833.... 9 periods of 29°111 years. 
1833 to 1862.... 1 period of 29-000 years. 
(3). The Meteors of October 15th-21st. The showers of the 
following years (see Guetaleee € eee belong to this epoch : 
88. * ‘Apparition en Chine 
2. 1436 aoe tie In each year a remarkable apparition was 
segs we 
1743, Tenpeed from Herrick, in this Journal tess eee bs 841). 
“A clear night, great shooting of stars between clock, 
all shot from S.W. to N.E. [Qu. N.E. to 8. W. ?] A tg a Sadik 
in the meridian very large, and like fire, with a lon broad train 
after it, Pedi lasted several minutes; ‘after that was a train like 
Tow ae f thick small stars for twenty minutes together, which P 
4. 1798. “Brandés marque, 4 Goettingue, un gra and nombre 
ange filantes dans les observations simultanées qu’ il fait avec 
zenber; 
s.” 
These dates indicate a period of about 274 years : 
288 to 1439....42 periods of’ 27- _ years. each, 
(1439 to 1743....11 #7 : 
1748 to 1798.... 2 - arene ca 
se periods are correct, it is a remarkable. svincidenne 5 
elion distances of the mapteorie rings of Apes sh 
ee Bah Bosember 1 14th, and Decem 1th-- A : 
those of tl e comete-1860,(),and 1807 (), are all nearly 
ce of U 
‘the mean di 
: ‘© This Journal, May, 1863, p. 461. 
