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made in America. Dr. Schmidt has been an indefatigable ob- 
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€ thus obtains the following numbers, exhibiting the intensity of 
the shower. The symbol z expresses the number o ne 
For 64-0 z= 375 For 9h--0 z== 1760 For 128-0 z=590 
2 66S wee” 650 Cag z= 1610 “12 5 s= 440 
SF 0 ees. 080 10 9D oe aS “13 0 g==300 
“7% 2=1300 “ 10 5% 2=1200 “ 13 5 z= 200 
oh 8, 41620 “jl 0. #1020 “14 0 2=125 
“8 "5 2==1770 “ 115 g= 810 “14 5 64 
: he value of z is to be understood thus: between seven and 
eight o’clock one observer could see 1300 meteors, and so for the 
other hours. This table gives for the whole number visible at 
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established by hours of observation, that nearly all the meteors 
which were in more than 30° or 40° distant from the radiant had 
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paths, I had continually the impression that besides the ordinary 
Motion, which often lasted from 1° to 2:5", the Rocak 
® marked drift sideways, which I had in previous years (thoug 
