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of which Epsilon Geminorum was near the centre. The 
as definite as on the morning of Nov. 13.—Oct. 31, sky clear, ‘n pee 
A. M.; 5 meteors—no well marked radiant. 
Nov. 4, av clear, 54 a.m.; in 15 minutes 3 meteors. 
Nov. 4, do. do. ; 0. 1 meteo 
On the ae tortor the Guariaions of the current year, conjoined 
with those of the yea r 1860, may be held to indicate a probability that 
i mber reco d 
as if the last twenty- eight years had d produc some change of ositie in 
the nodes of the meteoric rin uch a change, however, should appeat 
in the radiant position if determined ‘with sufficient certainty and pre- 
ion. 
ee ) Addendum.—the following giao are communicated by Mr. 
F. W. Russell of Natick, Mass. Place of observation, lat. 42° 18’, long. 
71° 21’, On the mornings of Nov. 1st, 3rd and 7th, Mr. Russell obse 
from two to eight an hour—average five e per hour. On the 4th, in Aves 
hours 12 small meteors, one half radiating from A. R. 15° N. Dee. 4 
llth, 1h to 3h a.m. 11 meteors. ee A.R. 156° 30/ N. Dee. 40° 0. 
12th, 2415™ to 4840™ a.m. 82 meteors. Radiant about 7 Leonis. 
13th, mornin dy. 
14th, 2 hours before and 1 hour after midnight. 15 meteors, by three 
i the sky partly overcast. The meteors radiated from the 
zeni 
meteors observed on mornings previous to the 13th were much 
larger than hee of August. The meteors of the 12th radiated from % 
circle of 34° about 7 gE the majority exactly from that star. 
#7 Peay, frtad, on tha 23d, 25th, 26th, 28th and 2oth of September 
last, an cas of five meteors per hour to each obser 
Prof. Daniel Kirkwood of the Indiana State thilvestty 3 in a letter 
the editors of this Journal, communicates the following particulars. 
(5.) At Blowiiugton, Indiana, the night of November 12th was quit 
15™ 2 1 
cloudy; but fr 5™ to 125 15m, 11 meteors bay coy also ma 
3 20m to 4" 20m of the 13th, 27 ee by a 
Madison, Ind., assisted ofa a friend, observ: ys from gh 15m 6 10" ~ 
P.M. of ‘the Tith ¢ of that month, 52 meteors; 20 in the first hour, 
Respectfully submitted, Aurx. C. Twrxine, Chairman. 
New Haven, Noy. 20th, ree 
6. Meteoric observations in December, 1861 ee stars are 
some years numerous about the 6th of December (see spot 
ser., vols. xxxv and xxxvi), but the characteristics of pedis 
