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DURING the evenings of April 19 (9h to 11h) and 20th (8h 45m to 11h 15m) 20 shooting stars were observed here. The sky was cloudless on both nights, and on the 18th and 19th bright displays of auroræ were noticed. Of the 20 meteors 12 were well observed, and their tracks accurately marked; 8 of these radiated from near α Lyræ, or from a point at R. A. 274°, D. 37 +. The following are the details:—
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DENNING, W. April Meteors. Nature 7, 482–483 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/007482a0
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