380 Mr. J. Glaisher on the Meteorology of England 



On August 12, at 10 h 32 m p.m., E. J. Lowe, Esq. saw a 

 meteor which moved horizontally, and which increased in 

 brilliancy from being equal to a star of the fifth magnitude to 

 one of the second. Its colour was blue, and duration S *2. 

 Its path was from 24? Camelopardalis towards X Draconis. 



On August 12, at 10 h 32 m p.m., a meteor passed r Cassio- 

 peia near (p Ursa? Majoris, and was equal in size to a star of 

 the third magnitude. Its colour was blue, and its dura- 

 tion I s . 



On the same night, at 1 1 h 9 m p.m., a meteor fell from be- 

 tween (3, 7 and X Pegasi, perpendicularly down to within 20° 

 of the horizon, when it went behind a cloud; and from I s to 

 2 s after a flash resembling lightning, and quite as vivid, pro- 

 ceeded from behind the cloud, followed immediately by a 

 second flash. The meteor itself was about 12' in diameter, 

 was globular in form, and yellow in colour. It moved very 

 slowly. This meteor was followed by a train of light. 



On August 14, at 8 h 45 m p.m., a meteor was seen four or 

 five times larger than Jupiter. It was of a pale straw-colour, 

 very globular in form, with a red defined disc. No train of 

 light visible. It fell from between X Bootis and t? Ursse Ma- 

 joris perpendicularly downwards. It passed 3° or 4° N. of 

 the large group of stars in Coma Berenices. Its duration 

 was 2 s . 



On August 14, at 9 h 48 m p.m., a small meteor moved from 

 24 Camelopardalis to Ursa? Majoris. Its colour was blue, 

 and duration ^ s . 



On the same night, at 9 h 49 m p.m., a meteor was seen in 

 the zenith. 



On August 22, at 10 h p.m., a meteor fell from e Cephei 

 through X Andromeda?. 



On August 22, at 10 h 24 m p.m., a meteor was seen about 

 the size of Arcturus, and of a yellow colour. It fell perpen- 

 dicularly down, inclining to the N., from 5° below 7 Bootis. 



On August 29, at 9 h 59 m 35 s , a meteor of the size of a star 

 of the third magnitude. It was blue in colour, and moved 

 very rapidly. It passed from 77 Bootis to Arcturus. Its du- 

 ration was S *5. 



On August 29, at 10 h l m p.m., a meteor of the size of a 

 star of the second magnitude. Its colour was red. It left a 

 train of red sparks, and moved rapidly from 7 Trianguli to 

 Saturn. 



On August 29, at 10 h 4 m p.m., a meteor was seen of an 

 orange-scarlet colour. It moved slowly from e Persei to near 

 21 Pegasi in a horizontal direction. Its duration was 2 s . 

 When first seen it was equal to a star of the fifth magnitude, 

 but gradually increased in diameter as it progressed until it 



