Table showing the hypothetical distribution of the shooting stars through the kours 
* of the night. i 
| Hour of the New Haven. | . » Paris. 
| Right. v’==v,/2 | v’=v | v'= 80 | v'=0,/2 | v/=0 | vl 
6 765 875 | -970 82 829 | 911 
7 7 862 | -954 725 | ‘818 | 897 
8 730 825 907 701 856 
9 687 765 832 664 732 “791 
10 633 688 “735 616 665 106 
1l 569 597 622 "560 585 606 
12 500 500 “500 910) 500 500 
1 431 403 378 “440 415 394 
2 367 12 265 384 335 4 
3 313 235 168 "336 268 1209 
se 270 093 "299 215 | ‘144 
5 2 138 "046 "275 182 108 
6 235 "125 030 "268 gt 3 089 
The velocities have been considered as uniform. But it is 
evident that if the shooting stars have various velocities, . 
the other hand, the effect of the earth’s attraction is to Tel- 
der the numbers a little more uniform through the night. Again, 
there should be less difference between the morning and evenilg. 
during the half year from July to December, ‘than in the other 
If year, for the point to which the earth is then moving 
north of the equator. pe 
Mr. Herrick estimated that there were about three times 2 
many shooting stars in the morning as in the evening. ** 
Joulvier-Gravier gives the following‘ as the mean hourly nu 
_ bers of shooting stars at Paris :— ) ‘ 
5b—6h . 17-9 10h—116,..... 80 gh—4h......15% 
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