gave for the points of pueetenes and disappearance S. 59° W., 
W., alt. 94°; the second gave S. 544° W., 
It. 9° to 94° 
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ments made some months later gave S. 824 E., alt. 103°, 
39° E., alt. 114° for the places of its emergence and dis- 
ance behind the trees. 
“r. William Wheeler saw the meteor from Crum Elbow 
int (N. lat. 41° 45’, W. lon. 73° 56’), on the east bank of the 
son river, five miles above Poughkeepsie. When first seen 
_ was 6° to 10° above the horizon, S. 80° W., and it sailed slowly 
ey, inclined gradually downward, and disappeared 
ind the high hills about N. 70° W. Time of flight, 8 to 10 
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uch this line would be seen at these four and at other places at 
© azimuths assigned. In the 4th column are corresponding ob- 
Served altitudes, obtained from newspapers and other sources. 
DE Since this arti T. Comstock of Westfield, N. Y. (N. lat. 
@ dong - lon. seed scree tien ane passed 30° N. of the zenith of that 
fiom; As it disappeared at Buffalo towards the setting sun, place of extine- 
7 hage Probably nearer N. lat. 43°, W. lon. 80°, I 
Te oot however thought best to change the text. This change of path renders a 
robable 
Jour. Se1.—Srconp Serres, Vou. XXXIII, No. 99.—Mar, 1862. 
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