76 Prof. E.. Loomis on the Aurora of 1859. 
Table continued. 
Date. Time. } Telegraph line. | Direction. Value. 
1859, 
Sept, 2d 11:52 a.m. hee BEAL american and Margate,| N | Strong 
N me 
= 11:59 “ [12 89 a M. = nee a 
ce “a “ sé “ anak te. ‘fi “ 
oe “ “ “ “ Ramsgate a Li ‘f a 
¥ 12° 4p.mj1914 “ Ashford and Ramsgate, Horizontal 
ae “ “ce 39 a“ Strong. 
a (i945 [980 8 rs N | Horizontal. 
4“ “ “c it 3 tt ce “a i single j r 
« [1880 “* 11985 “ | -* «Margate, 1 
“ “ “ “ it9 “cs Ram msga' ate. 7] r ac 
ae “oe “ “c ac Mainiaats a te, * 7 ii9 
Cr eee ot ieOe Ashford a nd ] fe 
“ 33 a“ “a ac sbi 7 “ 
o 12°57 ae 118 a“ “ “ Margate, { “ 
a “ a “ a“ as “ Ram ms: gate, “ae 
Le 3 “es as a“ 233 Ramsgate = Margate, f a“ 
= PRO © | 14a Ashfo rd an N es 
“ “ it) “ ae msgate. ] T “ 
= gies Bia ce: icineste ‘at Margets v 
oh 144" | 14y © Ashford and Ramsga i = 
“ it9 a “ a“ : “c 
ao 1°47 “ 1°54 “cs “cc 7 y 6s 
iid ‘7 Li9 a it% a tty t Sgehaate y oe 
a 29 « 15 ‘“ “ Margate, te 4 T “ 
a“ a“ “ “ “ aa “ Ramsgate, ‘ y acs 
“ 2 15 “ 2718 “ “ “ te. § iz3 
4h ro “ “ it3 “a “ Ramagate, - iif 
ow PD “ 5 “ ae “ Raion 
“. al “ac Lin icy 174 Rams: a Horizontal. 
a“ “oe “ 2° i79 
a eg ate prrecoiey ot 2 SP Fi 
“ “. « oe * 5 T “ 
. ose « | 955 « Rams % 8 
bs ey se ithe Ashford, ana aieaghbs, § es 
“ “ “ “ “ ““ “ M: ; Lid 
“ 255 “* | 3-2 “ [Ramsgate and ‘ N - 
- “ «| « \Ashford and Ramsgate, N . 
“a a“ ac a “ “ce “ Margate, ] ‘i ac 
4, Auroral observations made at Sea; furnished by Rear-Admiral Ropert 
Fitz Roy, of the British Navy. 
A. Lat. 50° 47’ N,, long. 10° 12’ W. 
Aug 28th. About 11" 30 p. m. the s sky being cloudy, it brightened 
up like nec tors remained so for twenty minutes, then turned a dark 
ed, and after darkened in co as before 
B. Lat. 29° 48’ N., long. 45° 
Aug. 28th. The aurora seen ye 9 p.m. till 4 a.m. the next morn- 
ing, of a ore color. Streamers s 30° high. 
48’ N., i) 45° 4 
Au ug. 2 28th, Sky in the S.S.E. at a lurid fiery color; a vivid bright 
streak a oh iddle. 
D. Lat. 25° 45/ N., long. 27° 4’ W. 
es 5 2th, From 114 15™ p, m. till ate no N.W. portion of the 
a deep red color, ewe | an angry su 
ie Lat. 38° 55! N., lon 
Sept. 2d. The aurora Fie visible i in the north about 4 4. m 
