Meteors of November 24-27, 1872. 57 
not have been remarkable in either the displays of August 10th 
or of Nov. 14th. The flights were frequent, but very short, 
slow-moving and faint. Near the radiant they were foreshort- 
ened, as usual; but still the apparent paths were so very 
short, that the absolute lengths of luminous track were evi- 
dently less than those of the usual periodic meteors. With- 
in 10° of the radiant five tracks were observed from 4° to #° 
long, and with a duration of 0°38 to 085 of time. The luminous 
lines were narrow, and often unstuble, and not in well estab- 
lished right lines. The longest flight in duration was about 
0*7, being not 5° long. Except in three instances the flights 
were from 1° to 4° in length, and 0*°8 to 0s6 in duration. 
“The position of the radiant was very well established. Its 
centre was about 43° N. Decl. and 25° R. A.; but the area of 
emanation seemed to be as much as 8° long. Its longer diame- 
ter was along a circle of declination and it was perhaps 3° in 
the cross direction.” 
xcept to record the times and results of the counting, my 
Own attention was confined to the determination of the place 
and extent of the radiant area. This was at least 8°, and was 
h 
beginning, 25° R. A., 41° Dec; end, 234° R. A., 38° Dec. 
Beginning, 26° R. A., 44° Dec. ; end, 264° R. A., 48° Dee. 
~— the Sheffield Scientific School, Prof. Lyman and Mr. G. 
* Prof. Twining says that it did most certainly include the star. 
