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Remarhahh Meteor . — The Piiesident said that on Tues- 
day the 15th of August last, whilst standing on the deck of 
the packet in Douglas Bay, in the Isle of Man, he observed 
one of the most brilliant meteors that he had ever seen. 
At about 35 minutes past 9 o’clock p.m., Greenwich time, 
he was looking towards the west, when he observed a body, 
apparently larger than the planet Jupiter, in the S.S.E., at 
an elevation of about 30° with the horizon, traversing the 
heavens at first in a nearly horizontal direction, then gradu- 
ally declining and finally disappearing by a steep curve to 
the N.N.W. When first observed it appeared to be of a 
yellowish colour, but it changed to a greenish blue before it 
sank out of sight. During its last stage it reminded him of 
a large Roman candle, and from its great brilliancy appeared 
to be not very far from the place where he stood, but 
he observed no signs of its bursting, and it left little 
trace of a luminous track behind it. The speed at which 
it travelled appeared to be less than that of most meteors 
which he had observed. 
This meteor appears to have been observed by several 
parties, for Mr. J. P. Norris wuote to the Times from Abbey 
House, Bristol, under date of August 15, “A brilliant meteor 
has this moment fallen due west of this house. It first 
appeared in the neighbourhood of Arcturus, then seemed to 
burst and trail light of rainbow colour, and was visible to 
near the horizon slanting towards the north. Its distance 
cannot have been great, for we saw it throughout two 
thirds of its course against a dark cloud. It may have 
fallen therefore in the neighbourhood of Clevedon.” A 
correspondent, writing from Further Barton, Cirencester, 
on Vfednesday, says, ‘’At about 9.30 yesterday evening 
(16th) a magnificent meteor was seen from this place, pass- 
ing slowly across the north-western heavens about midway 
between Arcturus and the horizon. Tho colour was vivid 
pale green, it left a greenish wake behind it, and burst 
with brilliant scintilations of whiter light” — and another says, 
“At 9.30 last night, Greenwich time, I saw the finest meteor 
