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(2.) Paris, France, by M. Coutvrer-Gravier.—this indefatigable ob- 
server has published in the Comptes Rendus of the French Academy 
(li, 263), a table giving the results of his observations from July 13 to 
Aug. 12, 1860. The mean hourly number at midnight of shooting stars 
Aug. 9 he finds to be 62, Aug. 10th, 54, or about ten times as large as 
he finds it in the middle of July. 
(3.) Rome, Italy, by M. Succut.—The shooting stars observed early 
in the month gave a decisive maximum on the 10th of August, viz., 
9th, from 91 to 10 30 p.m. 50 shooting stars, of which 8 were very brilliant. 
10th, “ 8245™“102 30" « 194 “  « eee 
1lth,“ 8. 30™“ 9.30" “ 25  * . : ok a 
The observations at Chicago of the 10th-11th, taken with those at 
New Haven of the night before, show that the August meteoric display 
continues to agree closely in all its characteristics with the henomenon 
as observed more than twenty years ago. e number of shooting stars 
at this epoch is at least six times the common average, increases from even< 
ing twilight to morning dawn, is about equal on the night of the 9th and 
the night of the 10th, and the apparent direction of nearly all is from 
the vicinity of the constellation Perseus, C. Herrick. 
4. Shooting Stars in November, 1860.—For a few years before and after 
the ever-memorable meteoric showers of November 13th, 1832, and No- 
© 
4 withstanding this is leap-year, the night of the 13th—14th is the most 
he saw an equal number the previous night when they were North of 
Cape Hatteras. The night of the 8th nothing unusual was seen. — 
(2) New Haven, Conn—Wedn, morning, Nov. 14, 1860. Sky very 
clear and no moon. Prof, H. A. Newton, watching alone, from 35 15" — 
_ to 4h 15™ and looking to the SE. observed twenty-one shooting stars. His 
view was limited by high buildings and other obstructions, and embraced 
t 30°; the constellation being in the centre of the field of view, 
_ the sickle in Leo, a larger number would intersect near the zenith. 
_ Were remarkable for size or for train. 
Jour. Sc—Szconp Serres, Vor. XXXI, No, 91.—Jay,, 1861. 
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