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far more une display, the full benefit of which had been en- 
va Se h 
joyed in Europe shower was in fact the most considerable 
in the space of one minute of time :— 
Time, Meteors per Time. Meteors per 
h. m, minute, h. m. minute. 
5 50 83 8 4 71 
2S 61 8 20 59 
6 11 69 8 35 39 
6 15 91 8 50 20 
6 20 104 9 6 18 
6 30 lll 9 15 31 
6 50 101 9 30 20 
7 10 61 9 50 16 
7 29 84 10 10 12 
7 45 6 10 30 6 
1.86 120 
Average number per minute in a fourth of the heavens :— 
-m.  h. m, ee Number. 
5 50 to 6 15 ea ae 8 20 to 8 35 46 
6 15 to 6 20 97 8 35to 9 15 27 
6 20 to 6 50 105 9 15to 9 30 25 
6 50 to 7 10 81 9 30to 9 50 18 
710 to7 55 81 9 50 to 10 10 I4 
755 to8 4 95 10 10 to 10 30 9 
8 4to8 20 65 
f The estimated number of meteors in these 13 periods gives the 
ollowing results :-— 
Meteors in Probable Meteors in Probable 
f No, in the 
man wanes empaths ak. 
oj Period —_1,850 7,400 9th period a5 pers 
Bh ce 40 1,920 10th © : 1,440 
valet 3,150 12,600 lith “ ann 5 198 
th & 81 3,2 pr “ 80 20 
a 3,645 14,580 13th ] 
a i 950 3,8 58,660 
1,040 4,160 Total, 14,665 
