The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-12
GREAT METEORIC WEIR
Phenomena Which Occur With Rco-
ulority Every Thirty Years.
PLANTATION WARNS Us IN ADVANCE
the World WIN he Uomhnricd
with shooting Stars the 18Th.

rowod v,,h numerous shoo,,rc stars con,.
t. e.,,,,,. .,,a. asa, .,,,,,,,,,,, ., ..,,,,,,.
,.,, ,,',' ',',,,,,,,,,,,, -, 49,, a.. r.,,.,
y,a rr,,. .,.,...n -, .,,r. AN
H., ..,,a.,.,., 80, ,,,r o,,
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I'm .,,.,, a. ,,.,,.,.,,,,, il, ,e,n ~,
l. "a, x,,a,,,t,, -, ,h ,,n.,,o,,,,,,
,,.,,, -, ,,,,,.r,. -, ,.,.,.,,,r,,. ,,,,,,,,,, -
,,as a,,.,,,a, 49,. ..,,,, o,,,,.. ,.,.,.
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r.,,,a ,, ,a,.a, ,,'.,,,, ,,',,,,. ,,,.,., .,,r.
=, ,ra,,, r,,,s ,,,,,,,,,s,. ,,.,,,.,,a, ,,.rnav
10 s,r,,o,,. ,,,,,,,,,,, -, ,,., ,,a,, ,,,,t
u,a .a.,n ,,,,o,,. +, 49,. ,..,'. ,..'.,
u, ., ,,, ,,. ,,. ,.a....,., 80.
~, soo, ,,h,r., o,r ,,,,,., -. 49,, ~,
,or,,or T.,
yv..,,i ...... ..,.
W. oHS eNIeV' 10 'ne""h'v' 'H'a swarm
every thirty-throo years But ii Us dis
I scminatcd along It's orbit over a vast cxtcnt
OF hundreds az mtIlinrs nf l,,l,,,.,,,,. co
tina, the massage of ,hes. r,i,r.tory h,r,s
of the heavens LASTS norv vco,s o,,,-,,
during the Same period for c,crv v,,r r,or,
shooting stars are ohsborv.1 ,on,tp, fran,
this point of emanation than from the other
regions of space There appear to be also
other ccnters Of condensation.
The main body of this cclostlal army Y i'll
reach us IN 1889. Nevertheless Astronomers
are preparing to study with the greatest
attention on November II next what passes
through the sky. so AZ to complete their
knowledge OF one OF the newest aud most
curious chapters OF contemporary astron
o'nN- inc relations existing between comets
anu s"'o'"h stars
"o "'s' s'''p'hl' observation OF the
u" ""S i'"ue ny Huinpoldt ana
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TN DAYLIGHT DonplanJ ,,es,,r,,,i ;,,,, ,,,','
was not a space in the SHY equal 40 three
u."nloloIs OF tue moon MAT was not aeon
,,o' $50 ,''uu WIN 'no'UnE N'''7
mn, -. avg u
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''''e '"'''''' "''' nv" "'V"' Wv ''''
'o"s' o' amer 'oa i'on' 'n' "uh vi MoA'oo
to Halifax from O'Clock at night till
aunllSt, ana IN some places even at DIOal
daylight Mt < o'clocl ,n tho tuornInr
..... A..
rue s'"iS WIZ So numerous '""' '"oS
appeared In every part OF the heavens at
once. so that It was hopeless to do more
n,., ,rr,ys AT - ruac concentration NJ their |
.,
u 'ne'' maximum ~ "'''' "''' '''' ''''
por o' ''"h's See" =" Wv az u''''t "' VI
uin"'E '"'' u sun" Wv" '"'
non had CONSTITUENCY u''"'"''"e' Nv oo""'-
cd o7o STARS III ''''ocn "'''u'eS' "i'n""s"
he limited hIs opSer'a'''hs 10 zone
which was less IMAM ohe-tehlh OF the Nisi-
bic horizon
The number according to him. was only
two-thrds Of the total when should have
been sec. and for the visible hemisphere
$500 This estimate means 34'6iO shooting
stars per hour As the phenomenon lasted
No. q. a !