176 



Periodic Meteors, or supposed Asteroids: 



[Jan. 



under bis dictation the observations, the results of which are brought 

 together in the followins,' table: 



Shooting Stars observed by 



1798. 



Benzenberg. 



Brandos. 



Sept. 11. 



y 



il 



. 13. 



6 



8 



Oct. 6. 



II 



13 



• 9. 



14 



63 



14. 



33 



123 



Nov. 4. 



62 



49 



Totals . . 



135 



287 



Number of He 



Benzenberg. 



Brandes. 



2li Om 



2 19m 



I 7 



1 36 



2 8 



2 24 



2 46 



8 12 



7 46 



7 47 



6 34 



5 35 



22 21 



27 53 



Mean number for Benzenberg, about 6 stars an hour. 



Brandes, about 10 stars an hour. 

 Mean number, 8 stars per hour. 

 The observations by Brandes in 1823 lasted two successive hours; 

 they were' made near the time of the new moons, and during the months 

 of April, May, August, September, and October. The results are 



given in the following table : 



Places of Observation. 



Breslaw. 

 Neisse . . 

 Mirkan . 

 Gleiwitz , 



Bricg 



Trebnitz. 



Shooting 



Stars 

 observed. 



650 

 307 

 65 

 356 

 144 

 36 





43 





36 





T 

 / 



Brechelshof . . . . 



26 





40 



No. of 

 hours. 



50 

 30 

 8 

 44 

 20 

 6 

 8 

 8 

 4 

 16 

 26 



Mean No. 

 per hour. 



13-0 

 10-2 

 81 

 8-1 

 7-2 

 6-0 

 5-4 

 4-5 

 1-8 

 1-6 

 1-6 



Number of the Observers. 



Brandes and his assistants. 

 Several observers. 

 One observer. 



Two 



One 



One 



One 



One . 



One 



I One 



ITwo . 



The following are the results of the observations which M. Quetelet 

 made at Brussels in 1824 during ten evenings, together with those 

 made at Liege by MM. Van Rees, and Plateau; and at Ghent by MM. 

 Morren and Manderlier : 





Shooting 





Mean No. 



Places. 



Stars. 



Time. 



per hour. 





155 



IQli 26"! 



150 





42 



5 0 



8-4 







51 



5 30 



9-3 



