The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-28
THE METE0R RS.

THE METEURS.
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Das.laag DeeaiIs Of ne BriIIsaas Disp lay
Aeves NJ Right Thsssana Stars visible
Crownsd Heads, Savans aad tho People
GcasYaiiy Ost 81 bod Dtrectisa sG the Ls0t.
aaries-taroas Britain Rad Franco In Usan-
11sas C0nnrmasiea sf che Hsrald's Dos.
pasch-A Child In tho Gsle ~ Wight Secs
Mere than Prsfesssr Lseais. &c. 4..
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From the London Times Nov. Is
and Ss s x
In this year IN full splendor yesterday morning
bstwesa the houn Of twelve and two From about
along the sky from wes but these only the
await cos's Of the great legion thss followed - asf
The numbers Increased aftsr twelve O'Clock with res
raptdty. From Paddingtsn green. fairly opsn posi-
tion 301 mstson were counted between twelve and
1880 aud or these the greater humber fell after IL 30
The next hundred counted during the sx minutes
that succeeded the half hour Soon After this became
visible fr"m hi s,sion ana dosbtIsas from positions
with pursr atmosphere and . wider horizon the spec
tacis have been 81 surprising spcnaor Indeed
circanscribed view, 40 observer counted loo mstso
In tho four minutes between Hasa and - 20, and
lcas than 200 In the two minutes bss~esn 1851 and
Az the constellation Lso The houses north Of
Psddingtos green and cleared issf Of haze the diver
gsncs Of meteor paths from pont within became OBJ
vious merely the directions Of the streams that
shot on through tae en- but IN thess thai left
ther phosphcrescsns seeming trails IN the sxy towards
Sometimes thsss rockslike lines ss light would glide
out like sparks Tying from IN incandsscent mass Of iron
under the blows OF Titanic hammef but with tho dis
tncvs features, hrst Of thoss lingering lines Of iiium
mated haze In their trsok and secondly Of their rarely
s% nsoS S. s1sss
Sometimes the meteor vas orange snd almost red In
~ color whereas the luminous trail seemed almost
always probably by contrast with the surrounding light
Of blush hue In splendid instance tbs tra after
having nearly disappsared, together with the rocket
Die osincdsu,ly With so Of rssascssion q
the body OF tho meteor Nov and then little iIun-
mated put ball would appear In the middle q Tho con
seliaton I1o seaeray len elonetsd elliptic
In FORM seemed 70 b more os ass distant and -
the same time oonvsrgsns from imaginary point thai
Gamma Lson ana one = near = could b. sssmssd to
such point, vas simply star that uaxe1 and uaAsd
and dIs.gpsared e ous looked :. !. ,.
DART with angular jskiag motion and xgzAg coufse
Aiihsr and ththsr, bat stu q II away from Loo
and hsif 70 Take dirscsioa msaifssiy oppcssd 70 ia
OF those dverng muititudea The mstsofs which shot
larger IN iher courses than thoss which dropped into
The eastern indeed very fsw seemed even 70 ach tho
roofs Of the houses from behind which Leo bad arisen
may have arssn frum The curai,msst Of The visu A
regards the long lines Of light that fingered in the
sss q A dem: ara ~.
itself seemed brightest usi before ts eHncton an eject
couns by matter thrown on from h The metsors
seemed also " Lose velocity - they went; bat tins
might have been the result Of psrspectvs In shsse pass
One singular feature In these celestial nrsvorks was
the rapidity with which tho maximsm Of frsqusncy
About O'Clock the mstsors seemed 70 have become
sars they were q twelve, though they continued
From IL 20 or l7ls un,l about / is OF 10 ths
heavens seemed vsrtaby alive with stars rushing In
many part. Of the SKY 70 xroaps % tive OF inres
seeming though racing over the blue vauh, sxceps
that thsr rapidly diverssd-
,.no, c,rc"ms,srss On which, We ma, eoasr..a.a,s
cvsry watcher Of the Skies no, only - allowing the
forecasts VI the astronomers 70 b thus signaly aod
splspddly verified, but still having, We trust.
enabled them such of facts regard NJ the
OF the ght and % tho motion Of metsor aud
parts OF our ssnds ~ may Iced know
iedc of their laws and their nature and add one more
chapter 10 tho sublime volume Of a~sronomicsi physos
fFrom the London Post Nov. Isl
Dur NJ the transit of tho meteors n< fo as etksv
STAR rcarceiy n b r,fed.
Tho ensc, produced during the Simultaneous passage
OF the various parts of the heavens
pvsssbiy irprss,srs the nolseic~1 gave thrill
that artificial spieudors could ever produce. Ths
sle q these .ho.sx eedss ss,sa 10 sons s.ses u.
portion Of the ky tsvescd and the uminousness
both prolonged and intense. The soft gliding noon,
tcri-tc Account- from various parts % the country
are of sim lar nature though here thsre clouds
and nls's dlsappointed the wsiohsa
auxss VICTORIA orr % sgn
From tn. Lopdoa Shipping Gsrstts, Nov. ~
From Windsor Castle ths magnificent phsnoDena
beds 90 "Wednesday morning. sers seen great sdv.a.
tag-
an observer d the unusual spectacle Zoe so@s
prruHr 90 rus a.p11vvv on~ssvxa
The Rev Robert Man, the Radcliffe observer, AZ Or.
ford gives foo~ing socoant o. the meteorological
phenomenon As early 90 ths evening q November II
mssore shower but The night proved usfsvcsass The
whole beine overcast. with the exception OF f@v
m.aus~ few OF The BRIGHTER star. showed them
selves In sap in tie cl0nds near ths xeuth. ~
1904 ~, the WIND beins all me time very sssh and
the ran failing At intsvvs@
toe morningl and rsa he'd ns maximum a sDous 1sh.
2lm alter vhcb tune " gradually began W ssoken.
Inc ~sich, hosever .a ksp, ~ ull ISL, tbcush after
there we're observed not ie~er tbaa 3,020 dvving
tic nghi % which sboi, , 900 f-ii bsvsen la. and
rah., orbet~e@n one and teo A. n A. % The ssnsvsi
sptesnnce Of ihe msssors va. no,,esd shss The ma
l,rity ~ them were Of vhnssh 80 yeitowsxh color
scns boweye' ~er. teaa'h q c,sns, coefsd 500 one
ssosr.ny train t~hipd them. ~h<b S~= ~ ~ for
~. seconds after The m~tss had Disappeared 10 nay
finally he remarked the, hers u "p- time - The
fssh 81 dl.,an, hghtnlng comfng dssk cis-s
the north hoxou and that snme TINE befoy~ survss the
tod'scs gbi ~is noilred V be unusually oriilsnt rhs
pbosoxrsyhie '6se,s 80 sos lndfss sny Acfs eioe'
tytcty al the due ~ the display. MH
r~9vfsrss o~~sssatosv ssr0Hr.
~ rvs Epfl-w ~ Trs lovr~~ Ttwss,--
The predicted showsr n meeofu has s~~r witnessed
her. 6urng the pas, psgt under Eefy favorable aio.
sphsro .trcnnn wagrwa II addition N NJ VS. ADD
ms ssld oar observing g-r~ Inslse ID Chsllla tuhe
kinsly vonr,e~rsd Ms s~lssznee tbs eecssso sD>
De- Hampshire lron rsansvhs - -us c'ciers A
ers~hrcb tune 40 meteor. -efs notad. The heml<
zr<ansliy incfrasiBx rsom cns A n 10 q % zee
ths. al eosnfsd sod ws serf coDsr 90 o. stva
missed very m.aY osinx ~ the rspidwy ~ torif q
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