OF A METEORIC FIRE-BALL
43
TABLE I.—Orbit of tiie Meteoric Fire-Ball of July 20, 1860.
Position op the Meteor.
Distan
FROM PC
APP
In ar
:e traveled
INT OF FIRST
Time of
FLIGHT.
Direction of motion.
True
anomaly.
North
declination
or
terrestrial
latitude.
Right
Ascension.
Terrestrial
longitude
west from
Greenwich.
Height
above
sea
level.
EAR A
C.
NCE.
In
miles.
Ф
oc © a
» ©Æ ?
* Ì
ü д «-< u
© ■ 2 '-Я
■/3 ^ Рн
Mean time at
Washington.!
Apparent
True course |
coarse, relative to
theearth’sj
surface.
Tuclina-
;ion to the
horizon. 2
3 3
8'
147-
41'
Indefinite
Infinite
—97°57'12i"
— 30
— 30
Infinite past
N
44° 4'E Due west ¡90°
0' 0
250 J
31'
3$"
4
6
148
38
147° 42'
236044
—96 36 20
—242058
—96798 Ш 69 40m 40s p.
M
N
44 8 E X 56° 2'W 88
39 28
251
51 55$
6
21
150
49
118
7
67895
—93 28 16
—73112
—16972! 20 4
51
6
“
N
44 20 E X17 11 E
85
35 48
255
0
0
9
56
154
22
161
50
29474
—88 28 16
—34052
—5629
“ 8
0
9
<<
N
44 50 E N33 7 E
80
46 49
260
0
0
13
26
157
59
168
27
17735
—83 28
i6
—21873
—3172
“ 8
41
6
44
X
45 34 E X38 35 E
76
6 33
265
0
0
16
161
43
169
2
12067
—78 28
16
—15837
—2137
“ 8
58
11
44
X
46 33 E X 41 43 E
71
33 22
270
0
0
20
19
16»
35
167
31
8747.5
—73 28 16
—12188
—1572
“ 9
7
46
44
X
47 47 E N44 10 E
67
6 26
275
0
0
23
37
169
37
164
58
6580.5
—68 28
16
—9717
—1217
“ 9
13
41
44
X
49 17 E X 46 29 E
62
4S 6
280
0
0
26
49
173
52
161
41
5065.9
—63 28
16
—7914
—972
“ 9
IS
22
44
X
51 6 E N 48 52 E
58
28 58
285
0
0
29
54
178
21
158
0
3955.4
—58 28
i6
—6528
—792
“ 9
21
22
“
X
53 14 E X 51 26 E
17 30
290
0
0
32
48
1S3
7
153
49
3111 2
—53 28
16
—5413
—654
“ 9
23
40
44
X
55 43 E X 54 15 E
50
9 40
295
0
0
35
31
188
12
149
11
2155.2
—48 28 16
—4992
—544
“ 9
25
30
44
X
58 34 E N 57 23 E
46
5 45
300
0
0
38
0
193
37
114
9
1935.2
—43 28
16
—4205
—453
“ 9
27
1
44
X
61 49 К N 60 50 E
42
5 2
305
0
0
40
14
199
23
138
42
1517.6
—38 28 16
—3528
—376
“ 9
28
18
44
X
65 27 E N 64 40 E
38
7 46
310
0
0
42
9
205
31
132
51
1179 2
—33 28
16
—2930
—310
“ 9
29
21
44
X
69 30 E X 68 51 E
34
11 41
315
0
0
43
43
212
1
126
35
904.0
—28 28
16
—2393
—252
“ 9
30
22
44
X
73 55 E X 73 28 E
30
18 36
320
0
0
41
54
218
48
120
1
6S0.1
—23 28
16
—1905
—200
“ 9
31
14
44
X
78 40 E X 78 22 E
26
27 22
325
0
0
45
40
9°r»
49
113
12
498.9
—18 28 16
—1455
—152
“ 9
32
2
44
X
83 40 E X 83 30 E
22
33 49
330
0
0
46
0
232
59
106
11
354 2
—13 28
i6
—1035
—108
“ 9
32
46
44
X
88 48 E X 88 45 E
18
49 29
335
0
0
45
53
210
11
99
12
211 1
— 8 28 16
— 637
—67
“ 9
33
27
44
s
86 2 E 8 85 58 E
15
2 20
310
0
0
15
19
247
17
92
15
156.4
— 3 28
16
— 258
—28
“ 9
34
6
44
8
80 57 E 8 80 45 E
11
12 19
315
0
0
41
39
45"
252
5 40"
87
33
14"
112.5
0 0
0
0
.00
“ 9
34
33.03
44
s
77 32 E S 77 17 E
8
39 25
318
28 16
44
30
8
253
5 4
86
35
9
105.4
0 43
23
51
5.29
“ 9
34
38 32
44
s
76 51 E S 76 36 E
8
6 20
349
11
39
41
22
52
253
47 42
85
53 29
100 2
1 11 41
88
9.12
“ 9
34
42.13
44
s
76 21 E S 76 6 E
7
43 11
319
42 57
41
15
41
254
28 3
85
14
2
95.59
1 44 25
121
12 75
“ 9
34
45.78
44
s
75 53 E 8 75 37 E
7
20 53
350
12 41
41
8
42
255
6 29
84
36 28
91.38
2 12 50
157
16 22
“ 9
34
49 25
44
s
75 26 E 8 75 9 E
6
59 35
350
41
6
41
1
45
255
43 11
84
0 36
87 56
2 40
6
189
19.55
“ 9
34
52 58
44
s
75 0 E 8 74 43 E
6
39 17
351
8 22
43
51
52
256
18 23
83
26
12
84.05
3 6
21
221
22 76
“ 9
34
55.79
44
s
74 36 E 8 74 18 E
6
19 32
351
34 37
lì
48
3
256
52 13
82
53
8
80.83
3 31
41
250
25.84
“ 9
34
58.87
44
s
74 13 E S 73 55 К
6
0 33
351
59 57
43
41
18
257
21 48
82
21
18
77 89
3 56
10
279
28.81
“ 9
35
l.Sl
“
s
73 50 E 8 73 31 E
5
42 10
352
24 26
43
31
37
257
56 17
81
50
32
75.19
4 19
55
307
31 68
“ 9
35
4.61
44
s
73 28 E 8 73 9 E
5
21 20
352
48
11
43
27
59
258
26 47
81
20
44
72 70
4 43
0
335
34 47
“ 9
35
7.50
44
.4
73 7 E S 72 47 E
5
7 2
353
11
16
43
21
51
2»8
56 21
80
51
51
70.41
5 5
28
362
37.18
“ 9
35
10 21
44
s
72 47 E S 72 27 E
4
50 7
353
33 44
43
14
51
259
25 5
80
23
47
68 31
5 27
23
38S
39. K2
« 9
35
12 85
44
s
72 27 E 8 72 6 E
4
3.3 42
353
55 39
43
S
21
259
53 2
79
56
28
66.37
5 48
46
413
42.40
“ 9
35
15 43
44
s
72 8 E'S 71 47 E
4
17 42
354
17
2
13
1
53
260
20 15
79
29
52
64.59
6 9
40
437
44.91
“ 9
35
17 94
44
s
71 49 E S 71 27 E
4
2 5
354
37
56
42
27
260
46 48
79
3
56
62.96
6 30
7
461
47.37
“ 9
35
20 40
44
s
71 31 ES 71 9 E
3
46 40
354
58
23
42
49
4
261
12 41
78
38
39
61.47
6 50
8
485
49.78
“ 9
35
22 81
44
s
71 14 E 8 70 51 E
3
31 40
355
18
21
42
42
42
261
37 59
78
IS
57
60.10
7 9
46
508
52.13
“ 9
35
25 16
44
s
70 57 E 8 70 34 E
3
16 55
355
38
2
42
22
262
2 41
77
49
47
58.81
7 29
2
530
51.45
“ 9
35
27.48
44
s
70 40 E 8 70 16 E
3
2 20
355
59
18
42
30
4
262
26 57
77
26
8
57.72
7 47
57
552
56 71
“ 9
35
29.71
44
s
70 23 E S 69 59 E
2
48 5
356
16
13
42
23
47
262
50 39
77
2
59
56.71
8 6 32
571
58 91
“ 9
35
31.97
44
s
70 7 E 8 69 42 E
2
34 20
356
31 48
42
18
15
263
11 14
76
42
53
55.90
8 22
43
593
60.88
“ 9
35
33.91
s
69 51 E S 69 29 E
2
22 20
3.36
50 59
1 42
18
15
263
11 14
76
42 53
55.90
8 22
43
593
60.88
“ 9
35
33 91
«
s
62 42 E S 62 4 E
6
49 50
350
52
59
L>
12
47
263
25 2S
76
29
0
54.26
8 34
35
C07
62.31
“ 9
35
35.31
s
62 33 E 8 61 55 E
6
40 49
351
4
51
1 42
7
58
263
37 55
76
16 52
52 85
8 45
0
619
63 56
“ 9
35
36.50
s
62 24 E 8 61 46 E
6
33 12
351
15
16
42
3
9
263
50 17
76
4
49
51 47
8 55
22
631
61.81
“ 9
35
87 84
s
62 16 E S 61 38 E
6
25 22
351
25
38
41
58
20
264
2 35
75
52 50
50.12
9 5
41
643
66 05
“ 9
35
39.08
44
s
62 8 E S 61 30 E
6
17 32
351
35
57
41
53
31
264
11 48
75
40
55
48.82
9 15
58
655
67.29
“ 9
35
40.32
s
62 0ES 61 22 E
6
9 52
351
46
14
41
48
43
264
26 56
75
29
6
47.55
9 26
13
667
68.52
“ 9
35
41 55
“
s
61 52 E 8 61 14 E
6
2 10
351
56
29
41
43
53
264
38 59
75
17
21
46.31
9 36
25
679
69 75
“ 9
35
42.78
44
s
61 44 E S 61 6 E
5
54 32
352
6
41
41
39
5
264
50 57
75
5 41
45.10
9 46
34
691
70 97
“ 9
35
4 ¡.00
44
s
61 36 E S 60 58 E
5
46 58
352
16
50
41
34
15
265
2 51
74
54
6
43.92
9 56
41
703
72.18
“ 9
35
45 21
s
61 28 E S 60 50 E
5
39 22
352
26
57
41
29
25
265
11 39
74
42 36
42.77
10 6
46
715
73.39
“ 9
35
46.12
44
s
61 20 E S 60 42 E
5
31 48
252
37
2
41
24
36
265
26 24
74
31
9
41.65
10 16
48
727
74.60
“ 9
35
47 63
44
s
61 12 E S 60 33 E
5
24 18
352
47
4
41
19
46
.'65
38 6
74
19
45
40.56
10 26
49
739
75 81
“ 9
35
48.84
s
61 4 E 8 60 25 E
5
16 45
352
57
5
41
13
23
265
53 26
14
4 49
39.17
10 39
59
754
77.39
“ 9
35
50.42
s
60 54 E S 60 15 E
5
6 55
3Ô3
10
15
41
13
23
265
53 26
74
4
49
39.17
10 39
59
754
77.39
“ 9
35
50.42
„
8
1
61 51 E S 64 18 E
0
36 8
“0
47
57
41
10
0
266
3 0
73
55
29
39 28
10 47
57
763
7S.31
“ 9
35
51.37
44
s
61 45 E 8 61 12 E
0
42 3
0
i)0
55
41
5
0
266
17 1
73
41
49
39.46
10 59
38
777
79.73
“ 9
35
52.76
44
s
64 36 E S 64 3 E
0
50 48
1
7
36
40
59
59
266
30 56
73
28
15
39.68
11 11
16
790
81.11
“ 9
35
54.14
44
8
61 27 E S 63 53 E
0
59 31
1
19
14
40
54
59
266
44 45
73
14
46
39 93
11 22
50
801
82.49
“ 9
35
55.52
44
s
64 18 E S 63 44 E
1
8 8
1
30
48
40
49
59
266
58 27
73
1
25
40 21
11 34
20
817
83.86
“ 9
35
56 89
44
s
61 9 E S 63 35 E
1
16 45
1
42
18
40
44
59
267
12 3
72
48
9
40.52
11 45
47
830
85 22
“ 9
35
58.25
44
s
61 0 E S 63 26 E
1
25 23
1
53
4.3
40
39
59
267
25 32
72
35
1
40.87
11 57
10
844
86.58
“ 9
35
59.61
44
8
63 51 E S 63 16 E
1
33 55
2
5
8
40
34
58
267
38 55
72
21
58
41 21
12 8
29
857
87 93
“ 9
36
0.96
44
•S
63 42 E S 63 7 E
1
42 20
2
16
27
40
29
58
267
52 12
72
9
1
41.65
12 19
45
870
89.27
“ 9
36
2.30
44
s
63 31 E S 62 59 E
1
50 41
2
27
43
40
21
5S
268
5 23
71
56
10
42.08
12 30
5S
883
90.61
“ 9
36
3.64
44
s
63 25 E S 62 50 E
1
59 7
2
38
56
40
19
58
268
18 28
71
43
25
42.55
12 42
7
896
91.94
“ 9
36
4.97
44
s
63 17 E S 62 42 E
2
7 30
2
50
5
40
14
58
268
31 27
71
30
46
43.04
12 53
13
909
93 27
“ 9
36
6.30
44
s
63 8 E S 62 32 E
2
15 50
3
1
11
40
9
57
268
41 21
71
18
12
43.56
13 4
16
922
91.59
“ 9
36
7.62
44
8
63 0ES 62 21 E
2
24 8
3
12
14
40
4
57
268
57 10
71
5
43
44.11
13 15
16
935
95.90
“ 9
36
8.93
44
8
62 52 E S 62 16 E
2
32 23
3
23
14
39
59
57
269
9 53
70
53
19
44 69
13 26
13
947
97 20
“ 9
36
10 23
44
s
62 43 E S 62 7 E
2
40 35
3
34
11
39
54
57
269
22 30
70
41
2
45.30
13 37
6
960
98.50
“ 9
38
11.53
44
8
62 35 E S 61 58 E
2
48 45
3
4.5
4
39
49
57
269
35 1
70
28
50
45.94
13 47
56
973
99.SO
“ 9
36
12.83
44
8
52 27 E S 61 '50 E
2
56 53
3
55
54
39
41
56
269
47 28
70
16
43
46 60
13 58
44
985
101 09
“ 9
36
14.12
44
s
62 19 E S 61 42 E
3
4 59
4
6
42
39
39
56
269
59 50
70
4
4!>
47 29
14 9
29
998
102.37
“ 9
36
15.40
“
8
62 11 E S 61 34 E
3
13 3
4
17
27
39
31
56
270
12 7
69
52
42
48.01
14 20
11
1010
103.65
“ 9
36
16.68
44
8
62 4 E S 61 27 E
3
21 5
4
28
9
39
29
56
270
24 18
69
40
50
48.75
14 30
50
1023
104.93
“ 9
36
17.96
44
8
61 56 E S 61 18 E
3
29 5
4
38
48
39
21
56
270
36 25
69
29
2
49.51
14 41
26
1035
106 20
“ 9
36
19.23
44
S
61 48 E S 61 10 E
3
37 2
4
49
24
39
19
56
270
48 28
69
17
18
50 30
14 52
0
1047
107.46
“ 9
36
20.49
44
8
61 40 E S 61 2 E
3
44 57
4
59
58
39
14
55
27)
0 26
69
5
39
51.12
15 2
32
1060
108.72
“ 9
36
21.75
44
S
61 33 E 8 60 55 E
3
52 50
5
10
30
39
9
55
271
12 19
68
54
5
51.96
15 13
1
1072
109.98
“ 9
36
23 01
S
61 25 E S 60 47 E
4
0 41
5
20
59
E-d
a a
6.8952
6 9525
7.0850
7.2971
7.5057
7.7101
7.9090
8.101S
8.2S72
8.4613
8.6327
8.7911
8.9392
9.0702
9.2018
9.3151
9.4166
9.5050
9.5802
9.6122
9.6906
9.7165
9.7207
9 7238
9.7266
9.7291
9.7313
9 7331
9.7351
9.7372
9.73S8
9.7403
9.7417
9.7429
9.7441
9.7452
9.7162
9.7171
9.7179
9.74S7
9 7191
9.7500
9.7501
9.7504
9.7514
9.7523
9.7631
9.7539
9.7547
9.7555
9.7563
9.7570
9.7577
9 7584
9 75П
9.7598
9.7606
9.7606
9.7605
9.7601
9 7603
9 7602
9 7600
9.7598 I
9.7596
9.7591
9 7591
9.7588
9.7586
9.75S3
9.7580
9 7576
9 7573
9.7569
9 7565
9 7561
9.7557
9.7552$
9.7518
i Except in the first line in this column the month of July, 1860, is to he supplied.
* Descending in the first and second sections and ascending in the third.
