284 Scientific Intelligence. 
title. The style of publication selected for the series is all, as regards — 
paper, type and arrangement, that eye could desire, and this first 
memoir, by Mr. Lyman, makes a most excellent beginning of the series, 
The Ophiuridee and related Astetioids ave been for some years his special 
that are now in the Museum and also in the eollections of the Smith- 
sonian Institution, including in all 105 species, of which 26 are _ 
and it is illustrated = two — colored plates, on which s 
the species are represented. It contains also an extended bibliography 
_and a table of the known species of Ophiuridz and Astrophytide. 
IV. ASTRONOMY AND METEOROLOGY. 
. Shooting Stars seen at Hinsdale, Mass., in August, 1865.—The 
following observations were made on the days specified below, the 
— station being at Hinsdale, Mass., about W. long. 73°, N. lat. 
423°. During all the Gbantralidng the atmos phere was pure ‘and un- 
clouded, but the moonlight interfered with all but the brighter paths. 
The area of observation was cent sede considerably north of Perseus, but 
reached generally to Auriga. It was not, however, more than four-fifths 
of the field ordinarily due to a eiate cbsarver 
Aug. 9 9th.—From 25 20™ to 3h 45™ a.M., an interval of 12 25™, ten 
meteors were seen, of which nine were alate couFeraable to a radiant 
centering in A. R. 47°, N.P. 
Aug. 10th— Between 2h 25m a,x and 3h 50™, an interval of 12 25", 
nineteen meteors were seen, of which all were conformable to a radiant 
seemed in ot 42°, N.P. D. 34°; but elongated some 4°, either way, 
ross the meridians. 
Ang. ae sad 12th .—The sky was igen obscured by clouds. 
3th.—Between 108 45™ p.m, and O02 45m of Aug. 13th, am 
interval of 2", sixteen meteors were seen, of wiih twelve were conform- 
able closely to a radiant point in A. R. 52°, N. P. D. 32°. two of 
the whole number were seen in the first three quarters of an hou 
Aug. 14th.—Between 0° 10™ a, m. to 1" 35™, an interval of ? 25™, 
twenty meteors were seen, generally slow in n angula r velocity and wholly 
destitute of a regimen to their lines of direction, or. rai bite of the 
earliest and one of hs latest conformed to an area of several degrees 
around A. R. 68° N. P. D. as Three of the flights were cde rie but 
—— i y 30° of arc traversed in 24 to 3 seconds of time. 
seems to be clear ey Ae foregoing that the proper August ne 
in ie instance, appeared as early, at least, as the first morning hours ‘ 
“9th, and — not Seon later, at Teast than 11 Pp. M. of 
In . words, the duration of the phenomenon did not exceed 
3 Shi at Ne ew Haver in August, 1 foe the : 
night of fon ‘o=10th ae saw, dari half an —— ending about 2 A. My — 
of moving from eamee Lege 
