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SCIENCE. 



WAR DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



METEORS OBSRRVED DURING MAY, l88l. 



Almota, Wash. Ty., 18th. Boise City, 3d. Ft. Stevenson, 2d, 

 very brilliant, observed about 8 p. m. in the southern heavens; 

 first appeared about 5 above the horizon and inclined south and 

 downward ; its flight lasted about 5 seconds, leaving a faint train ; 

 in size, it was apparently nearly equal to that of the full moon. 

 Fredericksburg, Tex., 22d, 10.10 p. m., altitude 45 , direction 

 from northwest to southeast ; as it passed along it gave a light 



much brighter than the stars, leaving a trail of dark blue color and 

 exploded apparently into three balls of fire. Davenport, 22d. 

 Washington, D. C, 9th, 9.45 p. m., appeared 45 above south ■ 

 eastern horizon, pursued a northwesterly course through zenith ; 

 extent of its visible path was about 20 . Wood's Holl, 3d, 2.10 

 a.m., from east to west. Woodstock, Md., 17th, 9 p. m. ; 23d, 

 9 p. m., from southeast to northwest; 24th, 8 35 p. m., from west 

 to east. Williamstown and .Fall River, Mass., 13th. Thornville, 

 Mich., 27th. Fayette, Miss., 1st. Atco, N. J,, 22d, 24th, North 

 Volney, N. Y., 23d. WaterDurg, N. Y., 2d. Little Mountain, 

 Ohio, 7th. Mission House, Wis., 2d. 



Table of Maximum and Minimum Temperatures for May, 1881. 



STATE 

 OR 



TERRITORY. 



Alabama 



Arizona 



Arkansas 



California 



Colorado 



Connecticut 



Dakota 



Delaware ... 



Dist. Columbia. 

 Florida 



Georgia . 

 Iowa ... 

 Idaho ... 



Illinois . 

 Indiana . 



Indian Territory 

 Kansas 



Kentucky . 

 Louisiana . 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts. 

 Michigan 



Signal Service. 



U. S. Army Post 

 Surgeons or Voluntary 

 Observers. 



Station. 



Montgomery ... 



Tucson 



Yuma 



Little Rock .. 



Visalia 



Campo 



Denver - 



Pike's Peak 

 New London. 

 New Haven.. 

 Ft. Bennett .. 



Bismarck 



Breakwater .. 

 Washington . 

 Jacksonville.. 



Augusta .. 



Atlanta 



Dubuque 



Davenport 



Ft. Lapwai 



Lewiston and 



Boise City 



Springfield 



Chicago 



Indianapolis 



Fort Gibson 



Fort Sill 



Leavenworth 



9° 

 106* 

 87° 



90" 



Station. 



58" 



Auburn and 



Green Springs. 

 Texas Hill 108 



31 



"5" 



36° 

 28 

 28 

 45° 

 44° 

 63? 



Mt. Ida 88° 



Fayetteville 



Turlock .. 109 



Summit 



Hermosa 92° 



Ft. Buford ... 



Dover 



00- 



Ft. Barrancas... 

 St. Augustine 



and Houston.. 



Forsyth 99° 



McPherson Bks.J ... 

 Clinton 95 



Louisville 93' 



Shreveport 92 



New Orleans \ 



Purl land 



Eastport 



Baltimore 



Boston 



Marquette ... 

 Port Huron .. 



Pecria and 



Elmira I 93 



Logansport 99 



Spiceland 



Independence I 93 



Clay Centre 93 



Pt. Pleasant 93 



Gardiner 



Woodstock ... 



Williamstown 



Hudson and 



Litchfield 94 



Ft. Brady ... 



5 6< 



6b< 



STATE 

 OR 



TERRITORY 



Minnesota 



Mississippi 



Missouri 



Montana 



Nebraska. 

 Nevada .. 



N. Hampshire 

 New Jersey 



New Mexico. .. 



New York . 



North Carolina 



Ohio 



Oregon 



Pennsylvania . . 



Rhode Island.. 

 South Carolina. 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Utah 



Vermont Burlington 



Signal Service. 



Station. 



Moorhead 88° 



St. Vincent 



Vicksburg _ 94 



St. Louis 91 



Fort Keogh 98 



Ft. Assinniboine 



& Rock Creek. 



North Platte ... 88° 



Winnemucca I 86 



Mt. Washington 



Sandy Hook 



Barnegat ' 



La Mesilla 



Sante Fe 



New York City. 



Buffalo 



Charlotte 



Fort Macon 



Columbus 



Cleveland 



Roseburg. 

 Pittsburg 



Newport 



Charleston 



Knoxville 



Rio Grande 



Fort Davis 



Salt Lake City. 



Virginia.. Lynchburg 



" ! Fort Myer 



Washington Ty Almota 



Colfax 



West Virginia.. Morgantown 



Wisconsin | Madison 



I Milwaukee 



Wyoming | Cheyenne 



8r 



93° 

 102° 



U. S. Army Post 

 Surgeon or Voluntary 

 Observers. 



Station. 



New Ulm . 



Ft. Niobrara 96 



Carson City 94 



Palisade 



Contoocookville . 88° 



South Amboy ... 97 



Atco ... 



Ft. Union 



West Point 98° 



Madison B'ks 



Weldon 96 



Murphy 



Cincinnati 



Jacksonburg and 



Ruggles 96° 



Ft. Klamath I ... 



Milton - ico° 



Dyberry 



Ft. Adams ' 



Aiken 97° 



28' 



Ft. Ringgold 



Ft. Brown 



Promontory 



Kelton 



Charlotte 



Wookstock 



Accotink 



Ft. Monroe 



Flemington. 

 Beloit 



Ft. Fetterman. 

 Ft. Bridger 



36° 

 3°° 

 -3 C 

 42 



3 1 " 

 l6« 



SUN SPOTS. 



The following record of observations made by Mr. D. P. Todd, Assistant, has been forwarded bv Prof. S. Newcomb, U. S. Navy, 

 Superintendent Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, D. C., to W. B. Hazen, Brig, and Bv't Maj. Gen., Chief Signal Officer, U.S.A. 



DATE, 

 MAY, 1881. 



Hi 



'2, 



»3. 

 14. 



•5. 

 »6, 



22, 

 »3. 

 24. 



2S, 

 26, 

 27. 

 28, 

 29. 

 3°. 



3'. 



9 a. m 



7 a. m 



9 a. m 



9 a. m 



5 p. m... 



8 a. m... 



9 a. m — 



9 a. m 



9 a. m... 

 8 a. m... 



8 a. m 



9 a. m — 

 [2 m 



10 a. m... 

 8 a. m... 



6 a. m 



8 a. m... 



6 a. m 



8 a. m 



8 a. rn... 



9 a. m . 

 8a.m... 



7 a. m... 



No. of New 



Disappeared by 



Reappeared by 



Total Number 



Solar Rotation. 



Solar Rotation. 



Visible. 



Groups. 



Spots. 



Groups. 



Spots. 



Groups. 



Spots. 



Groups. 



Spots. 











1 



1 







2 



1 



6 



4 



9 















S 



15 











1 



2 











4 



'3 







S 



















4 



18 







7 







I 











4 



25 

























4 



18 



1 



3 









1 



3 



5 



18 



. 



7 





I 







7 



3 



I? + 



1 



10 



1 



2 



1 



10 



2 



20T 



1 



2 











1 



2 



3 



22+ 



























3 



i3t 















° 











2 



8 



2 



5 











1 



2 



4 



8 



























3 



9 



X 



5 



















4 



16 







10 



















4 



*'A 







10 



2 



6 











2 



3°t 



1 



7 







1 



1 





1 



37+ 





7 















I 



4 



44+ 









G 











12 



4 



5°t 











O 



8 









4 



4«t 



2 





O 



7 



1 



X 



6 



6of 







10 



O 



5 







4 



5 



°5t 



Remarks. 



Many of the spots small. 



j- Many of the spots small. 

 I . 



J Facula; were seen at the time of every observation. 



t Approximated. 



