84 Shooting stars of Nov. 14th, 1867. 
but the sky was perpetually overcast. Prior to 1" a.m., on 
Thursday, Nov. 14, the sky was nearly overcast, and about 20 
meteors only were seen between midnight and 1" a.m, At1*10= 
systematic counting was commenced from the top of the ob- 
servatory by four observers working simultaneously. The ob- 
servers were students of University College, Toronto, several of 
whom remained through the night in the building, relieving 
each other from time to time on the tower. Nearly all the me- 
teors proceeded in directions which, when produced backward, 
passed through the constellation Leo; only about two per cent 
being not conformable. 
“Many were brilliant in spite of the moonlight, but there 
were no audible detonations. 
“Thursday night it was mostly overcast till 4" a. m., on Fri- 
day. Between 3% 4.m., and 4° 4.m., 11 shooting stars were 
counted by one observer, but none subsequent to 4° a. M., al- 
count, shows, I think, that the earth was hicopkitg the outer 
boundary of the denser portion of the stream,” 
Abstract of the number of shooting stars seen at the Magnetic Faalinae at Toronto, 
Nov. 14th, 1865. 
4h, to 5h. 5h. to 6h. 
Portion of No. | Cloudi-| No. | Cloudi-|} 
the hour. seen. | ness. seen. ness. 
wi. fe eee Bue: 
0—10 354 | 0-2 65 03 
10—20 430 0-2 48 0-4 
20—30 237 0-2 42 0-5 
30—40 145 0°2 19 0-6 
0 967). 02 to 0-7 
3B —60 83 | 0-2 8 0-6 
Total, § 44 i $1345 #195 
Grand total, 2267 
Between 12" and 1%, a. u., the sky being mostly covered with 
clouds, 20 meteors were aa The dotted oe in the cut on 
page 81 represents the observations in this ta 
7. At New Bedford, Mass.—Mr. Robert B. Taber gives * 
the different intervals the following numbers seen by him alon 
at New Bedford. 
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