 Athenaeum and Daily News (Madras), September 22, 1883, p.2 c.4. For the original newspaper reports: "The comet again." Ceylon Observer (Colombo), September 15, 1883, p.835 c.2. "The comet." Ceylon Observer, September 15, 1883, p.835 c.3.
11. Straits Times, (October 13, 1883; comet-like obj).
12. William Noble. "A curious phenomenon." Knowledge, 4 (September 14, 1883): 173. Correct quote: "...the apparition of a new...."
13. W.K. Bradgate. "A curious phenomenon." Knowledge, 4 (September 28, 1883): 207.
14. "Swift's new comet." Observatory, 6 (1883): 345.
15. "The new star in the Andromeda nebula." English Mechanic, 42 (September 11, 1885): 23. Though Copeland announced by telegram: "Variation in Andromeda Nebula, found by Dr. Hartwig, of Dorpat; starlike nucleus," the nova was independently discovered by I.W. Ward, on August 19; by M. Lajoye, at Rheims, France, on August 30; and, by G.T. Davis, of Theale, England, on September 1. No observation from Ireland was reported in this article. Saxby had observed "the singular brightness of the nebula," in early August; and, on September 3, he was "astonished" to find a bright star in the center of the nebula.
16. "Editorial notes." Sidereal Messenger, 4, 246. The amateur observer, J.C. McClure, had noticed it on August 29; and, Pickering had noticed it on September 1, at Cambridge.
17. "The new star in the Great Nebula of Andromeda (Messier 31)." Observatory, 8 (1885): 330-6. In this article, only Joseph Gledhill and C.L. Prince believed, at first, that the new light was caused by a comet.
18. The Andromeda Nebula, as it was once identified, is now identified by the conventionalists as the Andromeda Galaxy; and, its measured diameter has greatly increased from the eight light years, once given, to a much greater figure.
19. "Notes." Nature, 32 (September 3, 1885): 425-428, cannot locate on p.427).
20. "Notes." Nature, 32 (September 17, 1885): 493-5, at 495.
21. W.F. Denning. "The new star." Nature, 32 (September 10, 1885): 465-6. Paul A. Cobbold. "A remarkable sunset." Nature, 32 (October 29, 1885): 626.
22. George F. Burder. "Red rays after sunset." Nature, 32 (September 17, 1885): 466. "Notes." Nature, 32 (October 29, 1885): 633-6, at 635.
23. William F. Denning. "Radiant points of shooting stars." Nature, 15 (December 21, 1876): 158. Denning's letter does not specifically mention November 25; however, there are several references to the last date of his observations of meteors upon November 28.
24. Also, on December 29-30, 1876, a red rain fell at St. Jaen, in the Côtes-du-Nord, France. "Notes." Nature, 15 (January 18, 1877): 265-7, at 266.
25. "Volcanic dust falls." New York World, September 4, 1886, p.2 c.4-5.
26. "Earthquakes." London Times, September 7, 1886, p. 5 c. 3. At St. Stephens, the following was reported: "Three severe shocks and four light ones. Then a dark bluish light suddenly flashed in the eastern sky. It vanished and revealed a cloud of fire and smoke which swiftly sped to the west and out of sight, leaving upon its beholders the sensation as if a hot wave swept through the atmosphere." "The quake in the state." Charleston News and Courier, September 6, 1886, p. 5 c. 1-2.
27. "A strange cloud at sea." Charleston News and Courier, September 10, 1886, p.5 c.2.
28. "Celestial fireworks." New York Herald, October 25, 1886, p.5 c.4.
29. "Meteors." Monthly Weather Review, 14 (October 1886): 296.
30. "A strange celestial visitor." Charleston News and Courier, October 29, 1886, p. 8 c. 3. The large, blue meteor with "a fiery red train" was observed shortly after 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
31. "Mofussil letters." Friend of India and Statesman (Calcutta), July 14, 1897, p.7 c.3-4 & p.8 c.1-3.
32. Carlyle McKinley. Descriptive Narrative of the Earthquake of August 31, 1886. 1887.
33. "A shower of showers." Charleston News and Courier, November 20, 1886, p. 8 c. 4. Correct quote: "...extensive forest fires in the neighborhood of Summerville...."
34. "Forest and prairie fires." Monthly Weather Review, 14 (October 1886): 295-6. "Forest and prairie fires." Monthly Weath