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Fig. i. Shews its fituation with regard to the 
cardinal points of the compafs. 
Fig. 2. Its declination from the zenith, and its 
altitude, when I firft faw it. 
Fig. 3. Is a draught of its form, and of the pro- 
portion of the nucleus to the tail. 
This meteor was not attended with any noife, nor 
left any luminous flream after its defcent below the 
horizon; neither have I heard of its explofion. 
The appearance of fuch meteors at that cold fea- 
fon of the year is the more extraordinary, as their 
generation is attributed to exhalations caufed by heat, 
or the adion of the fun ; for which reafon they are 
generally feen after hot fultry weather. 
By the diflindnefs and red fiery colour of this 
phenomenon, I imagined, that it was not very high 
in the atmofphere; but fhould be induced to think 
otherwife, if credit is given to the following extrad 
from the public papers. Gentleman’s Magazine for 
March 1754. p. 1 41. 
\ 
tc Dublin, February 2 6. Between ten and eleven 
<c at night a meteor appeared in the fky, which arofe 
“ in the weft, and refembled two human bodies, 
“ which feemed to run at each other with great ra- 
“ pidity; illuminated the whole hemifphere, and 
“ continued about four feconds.” 
This account feems to be fo much blended with 
fuperftition, that pofiibly the form and number of 
the appearance might be nothing elfe but the ex- 
travagant fuggeftions of a fearful imagination. The 
near agreement however in thefe two accounts, as 
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