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tion of a violet color,” another group “ were of a deep crimmon 
much larger, apparently, than the fixed stars, and described a small ate 
in the sky, and w were confined to a small space in the heavens.” These 
last expressions agree ietlet re el with the striking appeaeneas 
1833, of a limited space around the radiant; but Mr. : 
stated, even in general terms, the tito of the “small space’ which be 
has described. All that can be certainly inferred from his account is {he 
simple fact — shooting stars appeared, at Shasta, on the morning of 
Nov. 14th Jast, in such numbers, and of such pelle as to fix | 
Godfrey’ s attention upon them for, at least, two hours without 7 
vious notice or expectation of such an occurrence. 
New Haven, Jan. 5 
2. Meteor and ‘Mitioniive of Orgueil terre the evening of the 14th e 
May, 1864, a very bright fireball was seen in France throughout the 
_ whole region from Paris to the Pyrenees. Loud detonations were 
in the neighborhood of Montauban, and a large number of stones came : 
down near the villages of Orgueil and Nohic. The passage of the meteor 4 
was witnessed by a large number of intelligent observers since it occurred” 
early in the evening. “Numerous accounts of its appearance have -_ 
ee in the Comptes Rendus 
es per se cond. This cae affords the strongest pro 
s one prodcing meteors and the detonating meteors are pheno 
essentially unlike. 7 
Davsrée, Croiz, Pisani and Des CLoizeavx have communic 
nite. The dark mass contains minute grains of a bro 
ce having a metallic lustre and a high density, which permit 
Separation from the main portion of the meteorite by eae ; 
under the microscope, these particles are*seen to b distinct, 
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teristic of the meteorite is, that when Neca in water it falls nt re 
and a portion of it is in such an extreme state of mechanica 
that it remains a 4 long tim e in suspension in the water, and passes 
aulphed of i iron, orang of wickel and chromium, 5°92 per cent . 
