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Two or three others were seen at two places, but not well enough to 
obtain altitudes. 
Dr. Wright, looking with the comet seeker towards Polaris, saw, in 
about an hour of time suited for observing, four shooting stars. Two 
were i! as bright as Polaris. The others were much fainter, 
Aug. 9-10th.—The clouds and rain prevented pO at most 
H Sab We had arranged to observe from 11% p.m. until 34 a.m. 
after one o’clock the clouds broke away partially at Hartford and New 
Haven. We obtained about 10 correspondences between these two 
sta 
Prof. Whitn a Hamden, Mr. Marsh at Philadelphia, “ie C. M. 
Whittelsey at Colchester, Conn, and Dr. Hale at Albany, each recorded 
several flights. 
Aug. 10th-11th.—The sky was clear at some places but not at others. 
At New ala were Prof. idx. ng Mr. Brown, Mr. Stocking, and 
— Dr. Wright w — the comet aces At 
P 
and many others described but not drawn on ie 
Dr. Wright had about a half oe of good sich se observing, in 
and his assistants had ‘made very careful preparations for 0 rving. 
The weather was however Bes unfavorable. Prof. Bache reports 16 
7 Hough, aided by Mr. Simons and Mr. McClure, made at the Dud- 
ey rvatory careful estimates of the duration of flight, and a con- 
“otha number of determinations of place of appearance and disap- 
pearanc 
Mr. R. Norman Foster, at plbammt ae Mass., reports places of more 
than 20 paths, the times of appearance being noted by Mr. Louis 
og ay Assistance was given him by Mr. Orlando Hastings and 
r, 
S. Wiard. 
10h a Ging) ais Whitney reports about 70 paths seen between 
P.M. and 3 
"File denae bo Albany about 40 paths observed. 
Mr. C. M. haere at Colchester, Conn., recorded over 40 flights 
between 9b and 12h 
Rev. T. S. Potwin,. pn fast Windsor, Heres and Rey. Wilder Smith 
at Berlin, Conn., each recorded about ten paths. 
