H. A, Newton on two Meteoric Fireballs. 841 
doun line of Kentucky, at an altitude of 28 miles. The 
L f the visible path was about 240 miles, and its direction 
N.35° W. The position of the places of observation, and of the 
meteor’s path, are indicated in the chart, (fig. 1) in which the 
are marked by their initial letters. : 
The following table affords the means of comparing the above 
observations with the computed path. In the third and fourth 
umns are given the azimuths and altitudes at which points of 
| the line given above would be seen at the several stations. The 
Utitudes are corrected for refraction. When the azimuths are 
_ those of the beginning or end of the assigned path, it is indicated 
MI the 2d column. ‘The altitudes in the last column are deriv 
s from the observations. 
Place. Azimuth. |Comp. alt. Obs. alt. 
me 2 | Marietta, ...........05 Beg. | S. 11° W.} 9°00’| 8° or 9° 
. ae Wisi -reenven bs P5003 . 28 W.] 6 40 or 7 
Th baa yea ghia keel End. 43 W.| 4 30 
NR cst sG chore os Beg. 1 ow. 8 15 
Be vurevapars 594 W.| 5 45] 7 19° 
es Ss Wks cee wee 0 W.| 8 30] 5 25 
SE a ieee Beg. 2 W.! 12 15 
Be ee eee sad End.|S. 48 W.| 6 45 
yee. PUidinnatiy oo... eee | 
POU Ski sss eb Beg. |S. 81 E. | 8 not over 8° 
2 EE End.|S. 22 BE. | 7 1 «“ 
MMM 66s cncencsitis Beg. |S. 23 FE. | 10 10 | 12 30 
: E vawusss cele End.|S. 5 E.|10 15 | 12 80 
MRMBORO, ssi vascksk / 92 w.| 7 10| 7 8 
4 NSE ay e |S. 64 FE | 5 15] 8 
arilgesdew PRE Tas coe e End.| 8. 66 E. | 8 10] 1 80 
Charleston, ..........0+ Beg. | N. 66 W.| 24 
’ EEE ee End.| N. 47 W.| 1 80 |above horiz’n.| 
Mashrille, ........0002: Beg. |S. 57 E. | 14 30 
1 Pitts Sones wee bkias End.| N. 70 E. a e 
C. eereeeee . ry 48 z 
“4 sae Perera ee 52 ane 27 
bins a ae: End.|N. 4] . 
ie ee . 45 E. 
ian egos ae ; 52 EL | 15 12 30 
. oe | endl Ss. 72 B 119 15 
Pe Sti ohio in. 
2. The duration of Aight, and the velocity. 
_ Mr. Schooler, who is accustomed to the use of the transit 
i i _ The estimate was made at the 
. e@ TO : . 
.* others the following intervals were assigned. At Ironton, 
} Rome, 38; Charleston, 5* or 68; Morrow, hi : 
108; Antioch Coll., 108; Pittsburg, 15°; St. Louis, 15°; 
Holly springs, 15s; Madison, 30; Cincinnati, Louisville and 
