OF A METEORIC FIRE-BALL 
45 
TABLE II. —Comparison op Observations with tiie Results op Calculation. 
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J Serial Number. j 
Plack op Observation. 
Angular Determination op the Meteor’s Position. 
Geographical Position 
op Meieor. 
1 ! 
Local mean time. i 
1 
Name. 
Geographical position. 
Altitude. 
Azimuth. 
Parallax. 
North latitude. 
Longitude west 
from Greenwich. 
Height above the 
sea in miles. 
Ф 
s 
гЯ X 
13 
Longitude W. 
from 
Greenwich. 
Height above 
the sea in deci 
mals of a mile 
By 
observation. 
By 
calculation. 
Difference. 
1 
Flint, Michigan 
42-57' 
83°41' 
.12 
35° 
34°23' 
—0° 37 
Northwest 
53°38’ 18' 
44 J 19'57' 
85°37'21 ' 
98.31 
9h 8m 3s 
и 
2 
42 36 
S3 14 
,15(?) 
40° to 45° 
42 20 
46 23 34 
43 52 21 
S3 14 0 
82.86 
9 10 5 
0) 
3 
43 30 
81 50 
.и 
40° 
40 
0 0 
48 51 44 
43 13 46 
SO 18 49 
67.97 
9 15 57 
ф 
4 
Alexandria, Virginia 
38 49 
77 4 
.01 
10° 
9 26 
N 20° W ..' 
76 9 39 
42 56 19 
79 7 23 
63.18 
9 35 S 
3 
5 
Ellicottsville, New York 
42 1 6 26' 
78 42 
.25(?) 
53 57 
0 0 
N 15° 55' W 
35 24 37 
42 53 32 
78 56 28 
62 50 
9 28 37 
2 
6 
Buffalo. New York 
42 53 
78 55 
.11' ' 
S.9 531 
N 15° E ... 
0 6 21 
42 53 5 
78 54 58 
62.41 
9 27 45t 
— 
7 
Off Barnegat, New Jersey 
391 (?) 
74 (?) 
.00 
10° 
9 21* 
76 29 45 
42 39 58 
78 3 24 
59 56 
9 47 3c| 
о 
8 
Dansville, New York....I 
42 34'41 
77 50 
.13 
77° 30' 
S 790 o' 48" E 
12 19 18 
42 32 35 
77 35 19 
58.15 
9 38 45 ’ 
а 
9 
Dansville, New York 
42 34 41 
77 50 
.13 
77° 2' 
S 76° 30' E 
12 46 34 
42 32 27 
77 34 49 
58.14 
9 38 45 
о 
10 
42 24 
82 58 
.11 
7° 
6 51 
78 22 2 
42 13 4 
76 29 5 
54.2S 
9 11 49 
.ri 
U 
Norfolk, Virginia 
36 51 
76 19 
.01 
79 9 9 
42 8 50 
76 19 0 
53.10 
9 38 23 
о 
12 
Hamilton College. New York 
43 3 16 
75 24 17" 
.10 
30° 47' 
30 12 
—0 .35 
S 10° 25' W 
58 37 19 
41 53 43 
75 41 28 
48.S8 
9 42 7+ 
13 
Ogdensburg, New York 
44 43 
75 26 
.05 
11° 
11 35 J. 
75 28 47 
41 47 20 
75 26 0 
47.22 
9 42 2' 
o> 
14 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
20° (?) 
20 15 
4-0 15 
N 5° (’) W 
67 59 39 
41 46 43 
75 24 18 
47.05 
9 42 58 
15 
New Brighton, New York 
40 39 
74 7 
.01 
27° 0' 
27 12 
_j-0 12 
N 36°' 11 J' W 
61 32 38 
41 39 20 
75 6 11 
45.87 
9 47 19 
"3 
16 
Baldwinsville, New York 
43 5 
76 26 
.08 
15° 4' 
14 49 
—0 15 
S 40° E 
73 2 38 
41 27 20 
74 37 35 
42.29 
9 38 7 
17 
New Brunswick, New Jersey 
40 31 
74 32 
.01 
30° to 35° 
33 18 
-f0 48 
55 47 50 
41 24 58 
74 32 0 
41.73 
9 45 43 
2 
18 
Germantown, Pennsylvania". 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
21 1Ц 
N 24° 54' E 
67 20 49 
41 21 26 
74 22 48 
40.87 
9 43 4 
-з 
19 
Edensville, New York 
41 18 
74 33 
.09 
79 7 
10 45 54 
41 23 58 
74 23 30 
41.43 
20 
Chester, New York 
41 23 
74 21 
.09 
86 41 
3 17 12 
41 21 30 
74 22 0 
40.79 
-a ->* 
21 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
20 43 36 
N 30° 7' 50 ' F, 
67 44 1 
41 17 20 
74 13 37 
39.97 
9 43 5 
22 
New Brighton, New York 
40 39 
74 7 
.01 
“45° or more” 
45 14 15 
? 
North 
44 10 25 
41 14 22 
74 7 
39.38 
9 47 26 
23 
Hamilton College, New York 
43 3 16 
75 24 17 
.10 
13° 42 34" 
14 6 10 
-j-0 331 
S 29 ^ 8' 58 ' E 
73 48 53 
41 12 46 
74 3 6 
39.19 
9 42 18 
24 
New Haven, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 57 
.01 
S 82 3 34' 49" W 
53 32 25 
41 11 37 
73 59 8 
39.24 
9 52 7 
° £ 
о 
25 
Williamstown, Massachusetts 
42 42 49 
73 13 
.15 
see note t 
18 15! 
see notef 
S 20° 32' 44" W 
70 6 42 
41 И 8 
73 58 37 
39.24 
9 51 3 
~ -e 
26 
Steamer New World 
41 IS 
73 57 
.00 
77 30 34 
12 21 57 
41 10 33 
73 57 
39.26 
9 48 7 
“ а 
27 
Branford, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 50 
.01 
38 43 
S 74° W 
50 35 19 
41 5 37 
73 43 30 
39.43 
9 52 36 
2S 
New York City 
40 43J 
74 0J 
01 
36 47 18 
41 5 0 
73 41 50 
39.46 
s ; 
29 
Elizabeth, New Jersey 
40 39 J 43 
74 12 37 
.01 
40° to 45° 
43 13 
-1-0 43 
Northeast 
46 12 12 
41 4 18 
73 39 54 
39.49 
9 47 3 
30 
(near) Oysterbay Point, New York 40 57 
73 34 
.00 
see note f 
81 31 
see notet 
North 
8 24 53 
41 2 7 
73 34 
39.59 
9 49 42 
31 
New Haven, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 57 
01 
53° 
52 13 
0 47 
S 28° W 
37 20 41 
40 54 32 
73 13 2S 
39.96 
9 
32 
(near) Baltimore, Maryland 
39 11 
76 46 
.01 
9° 
8 33 
0 23* 
N 56° 25' E 
78 14 26 
40 54 30 
73 13 23 
39.96 
а 
33 
New Haven, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 57 
.01 
51° 
50 33 
—0 27 
S 17° W 
38 58 33 
40 51 43 
73 5 58 
40.11 
9 52 13 
31 
Albany, New York 
42 40 
73 45 
.02 
11° 59' 
12 54 
-f-0 55*|" 
S 27° 45' 20" E 
74 43 12 
40 33 24 
72 17 43 
41.39 
9 49 5 
35 
42 6 
72 38 
04 
20° (?) 
—0 59 £ 
S 14° E 
69 20 19 
40 28 53 
72 6 11 
41 76 
36 
New Haven, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 57 
.01 
20° 
20 58ff 
s 47° E 
67 27 52 
40 13 40 
71 27 29 
43.18 
© 
37 
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 
40 5 
75 25 
.04 
7° to 10° 
8 45 
+0 3* 
77 46 24 
39 59 40 
70 52 38 
44.73 
38 
Newburyport, Massachusetts 
42 48 
70 52 
.01 
11° 
11 51 
-i-o 51 
South 
75 20 16 
39 59 25 
70 52 
44.76 
10 0 46 
39 
Nantucket, Massachusetts 
41 17 
70 6 
.01 
23° 
23 54 
-j-0 54 
S 14° 45' W 
64 39 58 
39 52 24 
70 34 4S 
45.63 
10 3 52 
3 
40 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
9° 
8 29 
—0 26* 
S 88° 30' E 
39 50 13 
70 29 28 
£ 
41 
Nantucket, Massachusetts 
41 17 
70 6 
.01 
23° 
23 24* 
-J-0 24 
s 11° w 
39 49 55 
70 28 0 
45 94 
10 3 63 
42 
New Haven, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 57 
.01 
13° 
12 44! 
s 54° E 
74 33 56 
39 42 30 
70 10 50 
7 
43 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
8° 
7 35' 
—0 20!* 
S S5 J 45 E 
78 20 38 
39 35 4 
69 53 1 
47.99 
9 43 33 
44 
(near) Alexandria, Virginia 
5° 
3 53 
—0 59¿* 
N82° E 
80 10 27 
39 23 48 
2 
45 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
59 32' 
6 6i* 
+0 41 i* 
S 81= 45 E 
78 56 32 
39 9 55 
68 54 6 
51.96 
9 43 39 
0) 
46 
South Danvers, Massachusetts.... 
42 32 
70 57 
.02 
10° 22' 23" 
9 23 29 
—0 59 
S 25° 16' 52" E 
76 51 29 
.39 9 27 
68 53 
52.04 
10 0 39 
47 
Middlebury, Vermont 
44 3 
73 16 
.10 
4 15 
? 
s 36° E 
79 50 33 
39 4 39 
68 42 
52.88 
9 51 21 
£ 
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4S 
New Haven, Connecticut 
41 18 
72 57 
.01 
10 3 
8 57 
—0 59* 
s 57° E 
77 7 6 
39 4 32 
68 44 43 
49 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
40 2 
75 12 
.02 
5° 27' 
5 53 
-fo 33* 
S 81° E 
78 56 50 
39 1 1 
68 33 34 
53A4 
9 43 40 
g -1 
50 
45 20 
81 4 4 
.11 
30° 
31 20 
s 2 
51 
Cleveland, Ohio 
11 35 
81 40 
.12 
25° 
26 24 
+ 1 24 
N 1° E 
ol 33 53 
13 31 21 
81 35 50 
73. S5 
9 16 30 
° О 
52 
Cleveland, Ohio 
11 35 
81 40 
.12 
25° 
26 27 
+ 1 27 
N 5° E 
61 31 11 
43 29 55 
81 29 25 
73.43 
9 16 31 
53 
Ю 19 
05 
9° 
- а 
54 
Erie, Pennsylvania 
42 10 
80 8 
.и 
.42° 20' 
43 27 
+ 1 7 
N 21° 40 E 
45 34 24 
43 4 0 
79 38 36 
65.17 
9 22 49 
я -ti 
55 
East Fairfield, Ohio 
40 47 
80 45 
.22 
17° 
IS 42 
-fl 42 
N 30° E 
68 4S 59 
12 55 17 
79 3 18 
62.93 
9 20 21 
SÍ u 
56 
Germantown, Pennsylvania 
10 2 
75 12 
.02 
12° 
10 7 
—1 53 
N 45° W 
75 42 45 
42 54 58 
79 1 59 
62.85 
9 42 37 
•a £ 
57 
Toronto, Canada West 
43 39 
79 21 
.05 
45° 
46 59J- 
+1 59! 
SS E 
12 11 5 
12 53 15 
Ï — 
58 
Lowville, New York 
13 46 
75 38 
.15 
22° 
20 28* 
—1 31* 
S 62° 15' W 
67 20 25 
9 b) 5^7 
59 
Dansville, New York 
12 31 41 
77 50 
.13 
90° 
88 4 
—1 56 
N 15° Ef 
1 59 2 
42 36 20 
77 49 20 
9 38 43 
^ © 
60 
Easton, Pennsylvania 
10 39 j 
75 17 
.03 
20° 35' 
18 401 
— 1 54£ 
N 38° 7' W 
69 2 51 
57.07 
9 42 27 
61 
H 59* 
77 17 
.26 
59° 
+ 1 10 
N 33° 29' E 
* 3 
62 
Lowville, New York 
13 46 
75 38 
.15 
24° 45' 
23 8! 
—1 36! 
S 16° 15' W 
65 9 23 
42 7 50 
76 16 33 
52.81 
9 41 9 
- 2 
63 
Alexandria, Virginia 
IS 49 
77 4 
.01 
9° 
10 59 
+ 1 59 
N 11° E 
75 39 59 
42 6 18 
76 15 39 
52.36 
9 35 25 
и — • 
64 
Ю 43 £ 
71 
.01 
23° 45' 
25 12§ 
N 42° 59' W 
65 
Washington ville, New York 
11 23 
71 13 
.09 
S0° 
78 51 
—1 9 
11 2 21 
41 16 16 
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ее 
Southampton, New York 
10 53 
72 24 
.01 
25° 
23 40 £ 
—1 19* 
N 75° W . . 
65 4 22 
Jü 0 
67 
West Springfield, Massachusetts... 
12 6 
72 38 
.04 
23J-° 
22 10‘- 
—1 19! 
s 47° 22' W 
66 29 7 
41 10 33 
73 57 (j 
39.26 
9 53 23 
1 — 
68 
77 1 
.01 
10° 
8 8 
1 48* 
6.4 
New Haven, Connecticut 
11 18 
72 57 
.01 
4S° 
19 18 
+ 1 18 
Ю 12 41 
9 о -/ 39 j 
"Ç Ä 
70 
Southampton, New York 
40 53 ¡72 24 
.01 
57° 38' 
56 11 
—1 27 
S 75° 45 W 
33 25 56 
40 47 10 
72 53 56 i 
40.38 
9 51 26 
'X "о 
71 
Brooklyn, New York 
10 41 
73 59 
.01 
14° 45' 
12 Щ 
—l 59! 
S 74° 6 Е.л 
74 39 10 
39 55 43 
70 43 0 
45.20 
9 48 19 
"3 Л 
72 
West Springfield, Massachusetts.. 
12 6 72 38 
.04 
6° to 8° 
8 23 
-fl 28* 
Southeast 
77 34 43 
39 12 3 
68 59 0 
51.60 
9 53 54 
* A correction being applied for refraction. Since the meteor was within the limits of the earth’s atmosphere, 
the eifect of refraction must be less than if its light proceeded from a star, or other body, beyond those limits. It 
is here assumed to be two- thirds as great; and throughout this table it is 
applied in all cases where the observed 
altitude does not exceed 10°. 
* 
f See the notes on p. 48, which are 
numbered so as to correspond with the serial numbers of this table.