142 Scientific Intelligence. 
stars seen by Mr. Ferguson, Assistant Astronomer, Professors Hall and 
arkness, and Messrs. S ringer, Eastman, Rogers and Harrison, on the 
night of Nov. 13-14th, 1863. The duration of flight was in each case 
estimated, the places of appearance and disappearance, and the appa 
magnitude. The observations will be published in detail. The average : 
of the entinates of duration is 0°37 sec. In this list there were— 
rom 104510" to 11h, 8 meteors. 
“ 1 1 “ 1 2 | 1 “a 
“cc 12 “ 1 93 ; “ 
“ 1 “ 2 42 “ 
i 2 3 46 a oe 
“ 3 “ 4 46 “ r 
‘“ 4 “ 5h 7m 37 “ec al 
(2.) At Haverford College, Prof. Samuel J. Gummere, assisted a 
Prof. Clement L. Smith, Messrs. James A. Chase, Edward T. ca 
Barney Taber, Allen C. Thomas and R. Morris mage au 316 
ing stars between 104 38™ p,m. and 54 16™ a. m. of the me night i 
The distribution of the flights cyan the hours was as colonia? ‘a8 
From 1028 38™ to 11h p.m, 6 meteors. 
“ 1 
es.“ 19 10S ee 
Fs 12 "ass 40. 4 Je 
“ 1 %, sc 2 52 “ ig ; 
“ 2 H 3 67 y 
. 3 4 aes 
“ 4 “ (a 64 “ 
5 af 
Nearly two hundred were pact pon he ot and the lines show 
ecided radiation from = sickle 
Abog seventy of them were amon g those seen at the Naval Obserss 
tory in Washington. The paths Pig more than fifty can probably. ig 
computed, 
(3.) Mr. B. V. Marsh, at Germantown, watched from 14 is. 5h ai 
Mr. Philip H. Strubing assisted in Beaten the record. 
rom 15 to 18 shooting | stars. 
“ 2 6“ - 
“ 3 “ 4 M “ 
“cs 4 “ 5 “ 
“ 5 “ 5 20m 14 “ 
Total in 4h = "97 - 
The 
were favicibla 
seconds. 
(4) Mr. H. D. Vail, assisted by Mr, Wim. G. Rhoads and Mr. Thos B 
McCollin, observed a t Philadelphia, Ahey recorded 55 paths, 15. bss 
of w which appear to h ave been seen at | Washington. Mr. C. J. A 
