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From three independent trials he obtained lines inclined 58°, 

 63° and 68° with the vertical. The meteor disappeared behind 

 a ridge of land about 400 feet from the house, " at an alti- 

 tude of perhaps from 5 to 7 degrees." At first Mr. Wolkins 

 thought the meteor fell near him in a swamp beyond the 

 ridge. It had a distinctly bluish color, and moved rather 

 slowly. He compared the size to that of a croquet ball, and 

 did not notice a train. 



6. As seen from Bingham, Mass. (Lat. 42° 10', Long. 70° 

 50'). — Mr. Julian L. Noyes says that the apparent path was 

 about along a line drawn from the Pleiades through where 

 Jupiter was on that day. The time was 7 h 80™. "From its 

 start it gradually increased in brightness, and then went sud- 

 denly out. Its brightest point was about 25° above the hori- 

 zon. I turned my head just in time to miss the brightest 

 point, and did not see it break, although it might have done 

 so. Then I saw the remnant continue its course with a very 

 faint, dull, red light to within 5° of the horizon and then go 

 entirely out. When it disappeared it was about 5° south of 

 the west point of my horizon. It took a straight course, 

 except that perhaps at the very last it curved a little down- 

 ward. It could not have made its appearance much above 

 where Jupiter was at that time. From shadows on windows 

 and other appearances I should say that the portions of the 

 course before the brightest point and after it were equal." 

 Jupiter was at the time about due S.W. at an altitude of 42° ; 

 the Pleiades were just east of the Meridian and about 18° 

 from the zenith. 



Mr. G. E. Kimball and his son also saw the meteor from 

 Hingham " very near l h 30 m o'clock about ^ of the way up 

 the zenith at about due west." It appeared at first like a 

 bright fixed star and suddenly seemed to drop from its place, 

 moving toward the north with a brightening glow. 



7. As seen from Concord, Mass. (Lat. 42° 29 ', Long. 71° 

 22'). — Mr. Fred. A. Tower of the Massachusetts State Weather 

 Service saw the meteor and gives the time as 7 h 40 m , p. M. It 

 was blue in color, and its brilliancy exceeded that of a first 

 magnitude star. He gave the altitude as 70° at appearance, 

 and 25° at disappearance. I requested Mr. Tower to look at 

 the heavens at the proper hour and compare the path as he 

 recollected it, with the constellations. He replied after such 

 comparison, "I should say that it began in the constellation 

 Taurus, and ended in the constellation Aquarius." 



8. As seen from Leominster, Mass (Lat. 42° 3V, Long. 71° 

 44/). — Mr. X. Harwood saw it at 7 h 30 m . When first seen it 

 was 40 to 45 degrees high in the S.W. It descended in a 

 curve towards the north or northwest and disappeared from 



