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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE. 



[THIRD SERIES.] 



Art. XXXIX.— The Biela Meteors of November 27th, 1885 ; 

 by H. A. Newton. 



Numerous notices of the brilliant meteor display of Nov. 

 27th (see p. 78) are given to us in the Astr. Nachrichten, the 

 Monthly Notices R. A. S., the Observatory, Nature, the Comptes 

 Rendus, etc., by observers in various places over the Eastern 

 hemisphere. The display in Western Europe occurred in the 

 early evening hours, and it was reasonable to suppose that the 

 shower would be visible over the Eastern Continent wherever 

 the skies were clear. This seems to have been actually the 

 case, though naturally the most valuable observations were 

 made in Western Europe. There had been preparation for the 

 shower by reason of anticipatory notices, especially one in a 

 Dun Echt circular. Unfortunately in England, and at a few 

 places on the continent, clouds seriously interfered with ob- 

 serving, though through breaks in the clouds much was seen 

 notwithstanding. 



Time of maximum. — The shower was in full activity in 

 Europe at the close of twilight, and for a while increased in 

 intensity. The time of the maximum was estimated. 



At Pulkowa at 8 h 15 m P. m. t., that is, 6 h 14 Gr. m. t. 



" Upsala 7 29-8 U. m. t., " 6 19 " 



" Bonn (cloudy) 6 42 B. m. t., ) 



" " 6 37. " [■ , ■"• 6 11 " 



« « 6 40 " ) 



Am. Jour. Sci— Third Series, Vol. XXXI, No. 186.— June, 1886. 

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