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BETWEEN August 4 and 20, 174 shooting stars were recorded here in 161/2 hours of observation. These included about 37 Perseids, chiefly seen on August 5, 8, and 13, but the shower was not well observed owing to cloudy weather. The following are the chief radiant points determined from the paths registered:—
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DENNING, W. The August Meteors. Nature 32, 415 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/032415a0
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