152 . Scientific Intelligence. 
It will therefore be seen that the record here given for Okkak is 
a continuation of that published by De la Trobe for the same 
place, for the years 1777 August to 1780 July, whilst on the other 
hand De la Trobe’s records for Nain from 1777 August to 1780 
August are probably identical with the corresponding portions of 
the observations by Liebisch, in the work now in my hands. 
The list of dates of auroras is as follows: I have by a star desig- 
nated those dates that are given in Lovering’s Catalogues, on 
which auroras were recorded elsewhere. 
Auroras observed at Nain, Labrador. 
1779. Feb. 12;* Nov. 11. 
1780. Sept. 1, 2,* 4,* 5, 6, 25, 26; Oct. 7, 21, 24,* 25, 29; Nov. 1, 15, 17, 25,* 
28; * Dec. 1, 2, 17, 19.* 30.* 
1781. Jan. 21;* Feb. 1, 22; March 3, 6, 11, 19,* 23,* 26, 29;* April 18; Aug. 
17,* 24, 25,* 26,* 30, 31; Sept. 11, 12, 17, 20, 21, 26;* Oct. 15,* 18,* 19, 
28; Nov. 9, 10, 11, 13,* 14,* 15,* 16,* 22 (7 a. m.), 25; Dec. 5, 6, 12* (6 
and 7 a. m.), 15, 16,* 20. 
1782. Jan. 2,* 16, 17; Feb. 2; Aug. 1, 13, 14, 22,* 30;* Sept. 7, 9,* 12,* 13;* 
Oct. 3,* 26; * Nov. 7, 18, 19 (7 a. m.), 19* (8 p. m.), 20 (7 a. m.), 20 * (8p. 
m.), 23, 25, 26,* 28, 
1783. Feb. 4, 6, 24; March 7; April 23, 24; * Aug. 3, 14, 15, 19,* 22, 25; Sept. 
» 18, 23, 24, 26; * Oct. 1, 4, 12, 17, 23,* 26, 26, 27,# 28, 29,* 31; * Nov. 
2, 14,* 15,* 25, 27; Dec. 16, 18.* 
1784. Jan. 9, 10,* 15, 19, 26, 28, 29; Feb. 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 23; * March 3, 19,* 
24; May 5,* 8 (?); Aug. 14 
Auroras observed at Okkak, Labrador. 
78. Nov. 23. 
1779. March 24;* Sept. 4,* 5, 14,* 16, 17,* 18, 19,* 20; Oct. 21; Nov. 3,* 1," 
1, 18. 
0. Feb. 9. 
1781. Oct. 28. 
Rejoici 0 
meteoric displays in November are always brilliant, and last yea! 
on the very night mentioned, 27th, no less than 500 were counted 
