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BRILLIANT METEOR SEEN III THE Day TnIE.-Yes-
terddy afternoon, August llth, Just after the stoue
pillar for the support oil the large equatorial telescope
raised to the top OF the Sears Tower magnificent
meteor seen, while the shining from the top
OF the tower by Mr. Rogers, the architect and Mr. Geo.
2. Bond


first at elevation of about thrtydegrees
ani descended in oblique direction from ths north
pole, towards point in horizon, few degrees TO
the south of east 1t may be remarked, that although
this just the period for the August metcorc shower
this meteor does not appear be OF that class Tor
certainly did not proceed from the radiang point oil
that show or which is near the head of Pcrseus. The
time OF observation five minutes past six The dam
eer of the meteor estimated at somewhat less nan
five minutes Of degrees increased in brilliancy o.
descended, but left visible train and explo ion
was heard. II lasted above a second


Meteors unusually abundant this season, AMI con-
firm the hypothesis OF the august period. During an
uourss observation, on the evening OF the 10TH Proes.
Perce observed sixteen metcOrs of which twelve
seemed to proceed Fl ON the radiatng space. BP.


Cambridge, Aug. II, ls46.