344 H. A. Newton on two Meteoric Fireballs. 
sion. It terminated abruptly, and that at a point low down in 
the atmosphere. It is impossible that it should have escaped 
again without a continuance of its visible path, and change o 
n. Ag 
Lt must have been a solid body.—This is inferred; 1st, from the 
tremendous detonation that followed it; 2d, from its breakin 
up into several parts before disappearance; 8d, from visible ex- 
plosions during the flight, during which multitudes of sp 
were sent off; 4th, from its penetrating the atmosphere so far; 
5th, from the similarity of the phenomena to those when aero- 
lites are seen to come down. s 
Whether any parts of the body came to the ground except 8 t 2 
i Sa 
fine dust it is impossible to say. Its tremendous velocity 
quite sufficient to entirely dissipate any substance. 
I think it probable that only those meteors whose relative ve 
locities are quite slow furnish aerolites. Those whose 
velocities are large’are burnt up, or dissipated, before 
the ground. 
Il. Meteor of Aug. 6, 1860. 
was ache by several observers to that of Venus, 
ars, which was then very bright in the southeast. To 
we 
} . his de. 
scription of its path determined its places of a oe eae 
dieay > be, S.80° We alt, B° to 7", and N. 70° Ws 
pose the meteor to pass again over the same are of the oe 
ens, with the same velocity as before, while the interval was 20 
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