The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-13
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On the 18th Of Nusesbes, A. D. 1sss, was
. remarkable shower, ever to be remembered
! by those Who witnesseAit. raviw .snss
A similar display Of less intensity WAS seen
over oil Europe on Tie uesaise Of the 18th
Of November of the year previous. II Wa
very generally spoken Of in the newspaper
Of tho day and formed the subject OF =
least two extended articles in the scientific
journals. ass sa,aI
On the moraisg Of Neveuber 18th, A. D.
1899. ! shower very much like that of the year
1883 Vas Witnessed IN vurioas parts of Amer
lea, and vas partially described BY Humboldt,
who was thsa ID South ~ sssCA.
He refers to . similar display in A. D. l76sy
but the day of the year is not given.
An unusual uun1ber OF shooting stars was
noticed on the oh of November, A. d.
$685.
The Chinese records state that several hun
bred shooting stars appeared on the night of
the 9th Of November, A. D., 1902. This
and the following dates are, for convenience,
given in new styles.l S
Both in China and Europe large numbers
of shooting stars we're witnessed on the Sd of
November, A. d., 1888. sssf u
On the morning of the 3lst of October, A.
D., 1866, a most remarkable shower was wit
messed ia Europe.
A similar great shower occurred on the
morning Of October 26th, A. D., 1902.
Falling stars are reported on the 23d of
October, a. D., IlOI, - $3.50
The Chinese records speak of thousands of
shooting stars on the 10th OF October, A. D.,
1909. @e
Both in Furope and in China tarye numbers
of shooting stars were seen on the l9th of
October, A. D.. ss4. e
Iu China they were seen October 2lst, A.
D., 93l. --
But one Of the most remarkable showers
As well as the FIRST shower Of this series OF
which we have any account, was on the morn
ing OF October 18th, A, D., s02
These years i vii ;. noticed 4, sh9. very
tury, while the day of the month has I'd :,
yanced quite steadily 1t a rate of about three
DAYS in a century. 1t should be added that
this list is not made up of selections from
large mass of similar records Ii includes
ell The known occurrences Of this phenomes.
non between A. ID. 902 and A. ID. 1895 that
have happened within ten days Of the proper
time of the year of this shower
After A. D., 1888, the number of meteors
ssen on the morning of the 18th of Novem>
Der, though, for few years, somewhat great
er than we see on ordinary night, vers ret,
uncomfortable, and after five or six years, no
one could claim unusual plumbers on that
morning For the last three or four yeais,
however, there have been distinct indications
Of the return of the November meteors
This was particularly manifested last year,
inasmuch as single observers on the morning
of the 18th Of November, witnessed about
seventy five meteors per hour. party of
four D. rsons. at New Haven, counted PAS in
an hour. and party at Greenwich Obsefva-
tory counted $50 in an hour. These numbers
are. probably, five or six times a. great ~
would be obtained on ordinary mornings.
Nearly all the meteors, moreover, moved in
paths diverging from the constellation Leo,
which is peculiarly of the November shoot
We cannot predict with confidence greats
er display this year. The thirty three year
cycle ends in 1866, rather than 1865, and
hence such display may be looked for. But
we must remember that for many returns of
the period since A. D., 902 We have no &C.
count Of q corresponding shower r
But Tor the experience Of last year the
morning of November IA would be named Is
the time to look for the meteors. But their
occurrence then on the 18th, and not ON The
14th, makes II necessary to look for them on
either morning this year
They cannot be expected in great abun>
dance until the constellation Leo is above
the horizon, that is, until after eleven O. clock
In previous displays the maximum has usual
" been between three clock and dawn.
Previous displays have continued several
hours aud have been visible over eonsidsrs-
BILE regions. If the time of the shower falls
this year between the mornings of the 18th
and 14th, it may appear only to those on the
other side of the earth Thus. in 1882, the
display was exclusively European, although
we had clear skies, while in 1888 this cont
neat alone enjoyed the exhibition. So, in
,ca wh;Ie IN Europe a fav me,eora only a..
trac.ed The notice Of observers.
shooting stars appear in the upper REGIONS
NJ the .tmosnbora Tbav r.,aiv descend ha