+——————————————+——————+————————————————————+————————+——————+ | | | Height. | Real | | | Date of | +——————————+————————-+ Length |Velo- | | Apparition. |G.M.T.| At Ap- |At Disap-|of Path.|city. | | | |pearance. |pearance.| | | +——————————————+——————+————————————————————+————————+——————+ | | h m| miles. | miles. | miles. |miles.| |1865, April 29| 12 42| 52 | 37 | 75 |20 | |1868, Sept. 5| 8 5| 250 | 85 | 1200 |28 | |1869, Nov. 6| 6 50| 90 | 27 | 170 |35 | |1872, July 22| 8 55| 77 | 37 | 88 | | |1874, Aug. 10| 11 53| 77 | 33 | 105 |17 | |1875, Sept. 3| 9 55| 75 | 40 | 35 |27 | |1875, Sept. 14| 8 28| 52 | 13 | 104 |13 | |1876, Sept. 24| 6 30| 58 | 16 | 45 |15 | |1877, Nov. 23| 8 25| 95 | 14 | 135 |17½ | |1878, June 7| 9 53| 65 | 37 | 160 |19 | |1879, Feb. 23| 14 53| 60 | 7 | 102 |14½ | |1886, Nov. 17| 7 18| 96 | 21 | 123 |17½ | |1887, May 8| 8 22| 70 | 14 | 110 |18 | |1888, Aug. 13| 11 33| 78 | 47 | 46 | | |1889, May 29| 10 44| 58 | 23 | 76 | 8½ | +——————————————+——————+————————————————————+————————+——————+ +——————————————+————————-+————————————————+ | |Radiant- | | | Date of | Point. | | | Apparition. | | Authority. | | |R.A. Dec.| | +——————————————+————————-+————————————————+ | | ° ° | | |1865, April 29| 73 +47 |A. S. Herschel. | |1868, Sept. 5| 14 -2 |G. von Niessl. | |1869, Nov. 6| 62 +37 |A. S. Herschel. | |1872, July 22|246 -11 |T. H. Waller. | |1874, Aug. 10|325 -17 |W. H. Wood. | |1875, Sept. 3|311 +52 |G. L. Tupman. | |1875, Sept. 14|348 -0 |G. L. Tupman. | |1876, Sept. 24|285 +35 |A. S. Herschel. | |1877, Nov. 23| 62 +21 |G. L. Tupman. | |1878, June 7|247 -25 |A. S. Herschel. | |1879, Feb. 23|310 +55 |J. E. Clark. | |1886, Nov. 17| 34 +19 |W. F. Denning. | |1887, May 8|191 -5 |W. F. Denning. | |1888, Aug. 13| 43 +56 |W. F. Denning. | |1889, May 29|216 7 |D. Booth. | +——————————————+————————-+————————————————+ [Illustration: Fig. 56. Fireball of Nov. 23, 1877, 8^h 24^m, emerging from behind a cloud. (Drawn by J. Plant, Salford.)]