Comets. 373 



history, we cannot forget to draw attention to the recent 

 inquiry made by the Royal Commissioners. Much valuable 

 information has been gained by it concerning this important 

 fishery ; and it is to be hoped that the exposure of our igno- 

 rance will result in some experiments being made to discover 

 the true answers to such questions as those we have mooted in 

 this paper. 



We think that a series of experiments similar to those made 

 upon the salmon would be of great use. We are aware of 

 some who are willing to aid, both with time and money, in 

 conducting such experiments ; and, in our opinion, till such is 

 done, the herring will be as great a mystery as the salmon 

 was. 



COMETS. 



AN ACCOUNT OF ALL THE COMETS WHOSE OEBITS HATE NOT BEEN CALCULATED. 



BY G. I. CHAMBERS. 



{Continued from page 221, vol. v.) 



840 [ii.] On December 3 a comet was seen in the E. coun- 

 try. — (Ma-tuoan-lin. ) 



841 [i.] Before the battle of Fontenay (that is, before June 

 25), a comet was seen in Sagittarius. — (Annal. Fuld.) In 

 July or August a comet was seen near % Aquarii. — (Ma- 

 tuoan-lin.) 



841 [ii.] On December 22 a comet was seen near « Piscis 

 Australis ; it passed through Pegasus into the circle of perpe- 

 tual apparition. On February 9, 842, it had disappeared. — 

 (Gaubil.) It was seen in the W. from January 7 till February 

 13. — (Chron. Turon.) 



852. In March — April a comet appeared in Orion. — (Ma- 

 tuoan-lin.) 



855. A comet was seen in France for three weeks. — 

 (Ghronicon S. Maxentii.) Perhaps in the month of August. 



857. On September 22 a comet with a tail 3 3 long was 

 seen in Scorpio. — (Ma-tuoan-lin.) 



858. At the time of the death of Pope Benedict III. a comet 

 appeared in the E. ; its tail was turned towards the W. — (Ptole- 

 masus Lucensis, Historia EcclcsiasUca, xvi. 9.) Benedict died 

 on April 8. 



864. On May la comet was seen. — (ChroniconFloriaeense.) 

 On June 21a comet was seen to come from the E. It was 

 near a and /3 Arietis, and had a tail 3' long. — (Ma-tuoan-lin.) 



866. Comets were seen before the death of Bardas. — (Con- 



