PROGRESS OP METEORIC ASTRONOMY IN AMERICA, 
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M! e t e o r Showers. 
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Authority. 
Place of observation. 
Remarks. 
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Richmond, Va., and Ports- 
“ Fell too fast to be counted.” 
2 
Prof. D. Olmstead. 
Prof. A. D. Bache. 
Prof. A. C. Twining. 
mouth, N. R. 
Number estimated; seen throughout 
the Atlantic and Gulf States. 
Observed on the morning of the 13th. 
“Unusual number;” hourly rate es¬ 
timated at 40 or 50. 
“Unusual number.” Observed on the 
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4 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
West Point, N. Y. 
5 
6 
Mt. St. Mary’s College, Md.. 
Salisbury, N. C. 
7 
morning of the 14th. 
“Unusual number.” 
Many seen that were not recorded. 
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New York, N. Y . 
9 
Springvale, Me. 
10 
Cloudy. 
Observed one hour. 
Whole number estimated at 400. 
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12 
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13 
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Randolph and Macon Col¬ 
lege, Va. 
Hingham, Mass. 
New York, N. Y. 
14 
.T TRussell.^ 
15 
G. C. Sehaeffer. 
Counted between 200 and 300. 
Majority left trains. 
Many trains. 
16 
Prof. D. Olmstead. 
New Haven, Conn. 
17 
G. C. Schaeffer. 
New York, N. Y. 
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21 
22 
23 
24 
Prof. F. A. P. Barnard. 
Prof. E. Loomis.! 
E. Fitch. 
L. Obermeyer. 
Prof. Wright. 
G. C. Schaeffer. 
T. R. Dutton. 
New York, N. Y. 
Hudson, Ohio. 
New Haven, Conn. 
Mt. St. Mary’s College, Md. 
Knoxville, Tenn. 
! Barren Hill, Pa. 
1 Wilmington Island, Ga. 
Society Hill, S. C. 
Norfolk, Va. 
25 
W. A. Sparks. 
26 
J. D. Dana. 
27 
E. C. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
28 
T. R. Dutton. 
Wilmington Island, Ga. 
Rock Island, Ill. 
29 
C. G. Forshey. 
30 
Prof. J. Lovering. 
Cambridge, Mass. 
Only two observers after 17 hours. 
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32 
33 
34 
Prof. J. Lovering. 
Prof. J. Lovering. 
Prof. J. Lovering. 
E. C. Herrick. 
Cambridge, Mass. 
Cambridge, Mass. 
Cambridge, Mass. 
New Haven, Conn. 
35 
E. 0. Herrick . 
New Haven, Conn. 
36 
37 
Prof. A. W. Smith. 
E. C. Herrick. 
Middletown, Conn. 
New Haven, Conn. 
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E. C. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
39 
E. C. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
40 
E. C. Herrick..... 
New Haven, Conn. 
41 
E. 0. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
42 
Prof. E. Loomis. 
Hudson, Ohio. 
43 
E. C. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
44 
Prof. E. Loomis. 
Hudson, Ohio. 
45 
E. C. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
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46 
E. C. Herrick. 
New Haven, Conn. 
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47 
T. R. Dutton. 
Columbia, Tenn. 
Middletown, Conn. 
48 
L. L. Knox. 
49 
Charles Baldwin. 
New York, N. Y. 
50 
Prof. A. W. Smith. 
Middletown, Conn. 
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46. A. J. S. XXXVIIi, 325. 
47. A. J. S. XXXVIIIi, 203. 
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