Long course... Radiant-point of the projected Nucleus pear-shaped and uni-The Times,' Sept. 16,

tracks, 348°, 10°.

form in brightness, with flick-
ering tail of sparks; faded out
at disappearance, leaving a
faint white streak. Light of
the meteor intense. Detona-
tion loud at Bradford; heard
also at Wath and York (?).

Course diagonally downwards Nucleus of oblong shape
from east to west.

'Nature,' Sept. 23, 1875, &c. (See Appendix I. of this Report for the real path and other particulars of the meteor.)

J. L., Newspaper account; communicated by W. F. Denning.

Directed from some point in Vivid meteor; lit up the sky in W. S. Franks. The 'As

Leo.

spite of the glare of the moon. tronomical Register,'

Jan. 1876.

from y Orionis to a few degrees below & Ceti. From 6 to 3° be

yond e Leporis.

Length of
Path.

Direction or Radiant-point.

Appearance, Remarks, &c.

Observer or Reference.

'Astronomical Regis

From direction of the moon. Left no streak. On Dec. 19, at W, F. Denning.
Radiant 0 Geminorum.
6h 15m P.M., an intense flash,
probably of meteoric origin, ter,' Feb. 1876.
seen in a clear sky.

From S.S.E. to N.N.W., de- Nucieus an irregular luminous H. J. Powell.
scending thus

ball, with no well-defined disk
like the moon; followed by a
long train of fire: broke up
and disappeared before reach-
ing the horizon.

The Times' and
Letter to W. F.
Denning.

.S.W. to N.E.

Seen in full sunshine. Its form F. W. The 'Times.' like a common rocket.

About 20°. Inclined about 40° to the ho- Shaped like a pear or a kite; E. Daw.

rizon.

left a faint white streak for
two or three seconds, and
disappeared without exploding.
Seen in bright sunlight. No
detonation heard. The ap-
parent length and inclina-
tion of the path were ap-
proximately measured with a
rod.

Ra-Left no streak......

(See also Appendix I. for description of the same meteor by Mr. Webb.)

W. F. Denning.

Slightly descending from left Nucleus globular; left no train.. Id.
to right. Radiant in Leo.

Shot downwards...

Seen on looking away from the S. J. Johnson.
planet Venus.

'Astron. Register,' June 1876, p. 141.

Nearly apparent Red, then vivid About 6 se- From R.A. 16h 15m

Length of
Path.

Direction or Radiant-point.

Appearance, Remarks, &c.

Long path

... Radiant at a Persei

34°

Observer or Reference.

Left no streak. Seen by F. Den- W. F. Denning.
ning; the recorded path from
description.

vier.

A fireball recorded in the watch Chapelas Coulvier Gra-
for meteors kept at the Ob-
servatory of the Luxembourg

Comptes Rendus,' vol. lxxxii

in March 1876. Mean hourly p. 924.
number of meteors for the
month 2.1; ordinary average
for the month 5.6.

Directed from between Procyon Pear-shaped nucleus, emitting W. F. Denning.

and Castor.

faint sparks as it rolled along;

left no streak.