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fparks emitted from the remaining tail, where 
the reparation was made. W the meteor reduced 
again to around form, after lofing its tail. 
Here it may be proper to obferve, that, with re- 
gard to the fparks, fome part of them are marked in 
the figure fomewhat different from what they are 
defcribed in James Turnbull’s letter. There he only 
fays, that the third part of the tail, which was broken 
off, feparated into fparks of fire ; without taking no- 
tice of the fparks that likewife iffued from the remain- 
ing part of the tail, which however was a circum- 
ffance he mentioned to Mr. Smith, when that gentle- 
man drew the figure. 
Some time after this letter, Mr. Pringle acquainted 
me, “ That he had been at the farmer’s houfe ; that 
" he had furveyed all the places mentioned in his 
** letter ; and, to make the whole perfectly clear, he 
“ had drawn a plan, containing the apparent courfe 
“ of the meteor, its apparent interfedlion with the me- 
c c ridian, and the bearings of all the places mentioned 
<c in the obferver’s letter.” See the fame Figure. 
K the farmer’s houfe. L the mill. M N the me- 
ridian line. P the fhepherd’s houfe, over which 
the meteor firft appeared, making an angle 
MKP of 42 0 20' with the meridian. V the 
hill and trees, apparently over which the meteor 
broke, making an angle MKV of 92 0 go' with 
the meridian. The line PV the horizon. O 
the meteor feen firft in a round form over the 
fhepherd’s houfe. T the meteor beginning to 
appear in its proper form. PQJR.U the path 
of the tail broke off over the trees. 
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