'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎34] (63/524)

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It is a matter of great interest and of importance to science, that as
many as possible of these bodies should he collected for comparison
and that all the circumstances accompanying their fall be carefully
recorded; and persons who, in the e\ent of a fire hair* being seen
or of a mass having fallen, in their neighbourhood, will carefully collect
facts regarding them, may make .a very valuable contribution to science
For this purpose, inquiries should be instituted at once into the cir
cumstances accompanying the fall of any meteoric mass, and into the
state of any such mass when it has fallen ; and as regards any meteoric
appearance in the sky, it will be found advisable, after noting carefully
the point in the^ heavens at which the meteor made its appearance, to
give, as accurately as possible (see Note), the direction of its track, and
the point at which it disappeared.
Where it is possible, this track should be delineated on a diagram,
as explained in the Note.
The points to which especial attention is invited, are enumerated in
the following two series of inquiries : —
The first series relates to meteoric phenomena in the heavens, and
their association with the fall of aerolitic matter to the earth :
1. —Note the exact position of the observer, according to latitude
and longitude.
2. —Give the hour, day of the month, and year.
3. Give the apparent size of the luminous ball, as compared
with the full moon.
4. Its shape whether round, pear-shaped, or otherwise; and if
elongated, in what direction.
5. It is particularly important to note the place where the meteor
is first seen (as at A, see Note) like a star, and from which, as it moves,
it may appear to be increasing in size.
6. State the duration of the phenomena ; and
7* Whether the ball again dwindles away to the semblance of a
star, an then disappears, or whether it retains to the last its full size,
01 ^ en * aS °^ :eia case > divides into several balls or stars,
o.—Give the colours.
. cord any facts that can be gathered concerning detonations or
noisesjmcompanying the other phenomena.
paw-in c n eav0l ^ r to c °nect statements relating to the actual fall to the
earth of any solid bodies.