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andat3p.M. Itmay also be remarked that the writer has shown that 
meteorites are most numerous in mountain regions,* so that the high 
points seem in every respect to be the most successful in acquiring 
meteorites. 
It would be possible from the writer’s data to compare falls at 
different intervals and for different periods in order to determine 
whether various periods agree in times of fall. Such examination of 
the records as the writer has made shows that the distribution of the 
falls is about the same in all the periods. In order to secure inde- 
pendent testimony on this point the writer’s results may be compared 
with those of Haidinger, who in 1867 f gave the hours of 178 meteorite 
falls. His table was as follows: 
t2 I 2 3 4 5 6 Mea ei Oee ee tO: 1 EE 
RENEE also Tee's) 2 2) Aen La ES 5 7 ye Wie eye 
PEM ee Sn is: aeeterrie TOU roe rh) pk RTO 5 I O 5 = 104 
On examination of these falls by name, however, it appears that 
some are assigned times of fall which later investigation has shown 
to be unreliable, as is true of the meteorite of Mincy for example and 
others listed are not now recognized as meteoritic. For these reasons 
about 40 falls must be eliminated from Haidinger’s list. Omitting 
these the result is as follows: 
12 I 2 % 4 5 6 7 8 Ge rO male 
9S arn I I I 2 ce ee eta € 2 5 Sal ae es 
RMN ie ate ss ee eo 1G, 4 Th 7 5 SRN ety ewok he) he feet ae 
An excess of afternoon over forenoon falls is seen here as in the 
writer’s list, although the proportion is less, it being nearly 2:1 in 
the writer’s list and 1.4:1 in Haidinger’s list. More significant 
perhaps is the fact that both lists show an excess of falls at 7 A. M., 
Peas M,, and 3 P. M. 
On the whole the study of the times of fall of meteorites in the 
manner here adopted seems to show (1) that they differ considerably 
from meteors in times of fall, (2) that they are not noticeably related 
to any of the well known star showers and (3) that the rate of their 
supply to the earth is remarkably uniform. 
Pint OF METEORITES OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA BY STATES. 
The following list comprises the meteorites of the United States as 
at present known, grouped by States. Great care has been taken in 
SFop. sci. Mon.; 1904, p. 352. 
1 Sitzb. Kais. Akad. der Wiss. Wien. Bd. 55. 
