H. A. Newton on November Star-Showers. 389 
certain what trust is to be given to this evidence, eee at 
apg P, M., 0 of the 12th, until — evening of the 18 th... At 
Geneva, it was cloudy and snowing both days, while at Great 
St, Bernard there were broken clouds.” That no spleae on the 
eastern continent, where there were civilized men, had clear 
far less brilliant display of the preceding year, it mooie seem 
also certain that if a shower had been seen, we should have de- 
scriptions of it. Capt. Briggs says that it was clear at Canton, 
: and that there could have been no extraordinary dis- 
play ther 
The icine began here about midnight, but, judging from 
the tenor of the conflicting aceounts, it appears not to have been * 
very extraordinary until between 2 and 3 o’cloc , New Haven 
time. This was after sunrise in Europe. I presume that a 
moderate display would have been visible «te late in the morn- 
ing, if the skies had been. clear.” 
® Ibid., x $3 Bibliothtque Univ. de Geneve for 1883. 
“his. Raion’ Xxv 
* If we knew the Aah athe edo gt these showers might be added to a list. 
“Tele 1199. ne At the beginning of the year r [A, H. 599, which began 92 
; ahah Were seen Recht tng the heavens Sais »  Abd-allatif, ae 
e this 
hee nno Dontet MCGOIG. "Belipsis solis facta est secundo Calend. Octobris. 
ignis de caelo odes in i200. Italiae locis visae sunt,” 
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