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directions of their absolute motions would differ still more, in 
fact more than 8°. This difference, moreover, implies a distri- 
bution of the perihelia of the orbits of the individual meteor- 
oids along an extent of about 17° in the plane of the group. 
It hence follows that when the group is at aphelion it will be 
scattered over an arc of similar extent on a circle whose radius 
is the aphelion distance, Seventeen degrees on such a circle 
would be nearly nine times the distance from the earth to the 
sun 
un, 
24, Comet of 1366.—It was suggested in the May No. of this 
Journal (xliii, p. 298) that the Comets of 1866 and 1366 might 
prove to be identical. I had not then access to E. Biot’s trans- 
lation of the Chinese accounts. The following is an Englis 
translation from Biot (Additions to Connaissance des Temps, 
, p. 49). ! 
MO, 1366, Oct. 25th, (period Tehi-tehing, 26th = on 9th 
month, day Aeng-tsew) a comet was seen near the star 0 Ursae Ma- 
joris, within the circle of tual apparition. Its color was like 
that of a handful of flour; it was nearly as large as a bushel meas- 
ure. It went southeast, and passed near the group 8, 7, Draconis. 
The day Sin-teheou (Oct. 26th) it was at the 1847; degree of the 
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stellar division Oued (determinant star «2 Sco ionis). The day 
a 
TH e day Kowei-mao (Oct. 28) it was at the 9,89, degree o 
Niu. The day Kia-tehin (Oct. 29) it was at the 08% d 0. 
the division Hin eres 6 Aquari). The day ¥-sse Soni 30) it 
went from the enclosure of 7%e-wei between the stars 4 
ris and ¢ Urse Majoris. It was in the division 7¢hin (determ. 7 
western star of Lowi-pi-tchin 
um); and began to disappear. 
ight it was not found there, but another comet was discovered 
ia Ursa Major and was assumed to be identical with the first. 
The second comet traversed very nearly the same route as the 
first in a period not given. : 
Both described paths which may be called with entire pro- 
priety conformable, being from a radiant several degrees west 
of Leo. This radiant cial have a longitude of about 135°, 
and would be four or five degrees from the longitude of what 
has been styled the apex of the earth’s motion, 1. €., the point 
