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1918
1918:
1918 / July '16 to Aug. '18 / Saturn in Gemini / then in Leo till Sept, 1920, = Leo-Virgo / and Leo Virgo till Sept '27. [X; 734. (Ref.???)]
1918 / Jupiter in Taurus. [X; 735. (Ref.???)]
1918 / Ev Standard / Jan-March. [X; 736.]
1918 / Jan to Aug / from Sept, 1917 / Mars in Leo, Leo-Virgo, or Virgo. [X; 737.1. (Ref.???)]
1918 / Vacant house / Portslade, near Brighton / See July 4, 1922. [D; 825. See: (1922 July 4).]
1918 / H.H. / Kingston, England / See 1909. [D; 826. See: 1909, (D: 262).]
1918 / Evil Eye / Kalamazoo, Mich / See July 18, 1929. [D; 827. See: (1929 July 18).]
1918 / Stigmatic girl of Woonsocket, R.I. / See March 25, 1928 / [illustration]. [D; 828. See: (1928 March 25).]
1918 / Phe house in Lymm, near Warrington, Cheshire / See Sept 19, 1926. [D; 829. See: (1926 Sept 19).]
1918 Jan / Androms / See June 23, 1922. [X; 737.2. See: (1922 June 23).]
1918 Jan 1 / Nova by Wolf / 10° N and 2° W of Sirius / In Monoceros. On Dec 22, it was about 9.8 mag, and rose to 5.4 by Jan 1, then declining rapidly. So it was the brightest nova since 1912. / Nature—101/52. [X: 738.1, 738.2. (Nature, 101-52.)]
1918 Jan 1 / In Feb., Dr Wolf discovered a photographic nova. / R.A. 7 h, 22 m / South Dec 6° 32' / It was traced back on photos—on Jan 1, was mag, 5.4. / E Mec. 107/65, 89. [X; 739. (English Mechanic, 107-65, 89.)]
1918 Jan. 2 and 3 / Bristol / Quadrantids more numerous than usually. radiant point 7 or 8 degrees north of the usual position. / Nature 106-578. [X; 740. (Nature, 106-578.)]
1918 Jan 2 / met det / early / Chattanooga and 25 or 30 miles around / terrific explosion / flashes and reports in sky / NY Times 3-5-2 / (See Jan 2—'17.) [X; 741. (New York Times, January 3, 1918, p. 5 c. 2.) See: (1917 Jan 2).]
1918 Jan 3-4 / Localized / (night) / E. Standard, Jan 4—brilliant meteoric display in E. Kent. "A rapid succession of shooting stars illuminated the south-western sky at midnight and continued until 3 o'clock. / (like 1921). [X; 742. (London Evening Standard, January 4, 1918.)]
1918 Jan 3 / England / Good shower, but from 233° +59½° near Iota Draconis ab 8 degrees north of normal position of radiant of the Quadrantids. / M Notices 1918-198. [X; 743. Denning, William Frederick, and, Wilson, Fiammetta. "The Meteoric Shower of January." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 78 (January 11, 1918): 198-199.]
1918 Jan 3 / Second Series q's begin, Guatemala. / Herald 6-1-5. [X; 744. (New York Herald, January 6, 1918, p. 1 c. 5.)]
1918 Jan. 6 / Volcano in Costa Rica active. / Herald 7-2-5. [X; 745. (New York Herald, January 7, 1918, p. 2 c. 5.)]
1918 Jan 13 / Pulsating light / E. Mec., 107/5. [X; 746. (English Mechanic, 107-5.)]
1918 Jan 25 / By an astronomer in Switzerland / 3 luminous points which sparkled with a white light upon Venus / Bull Soc Astro de F 1918-90. [X; 747. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1918-90.)]
1918 Jan 25 / Nature 101-352 / The Jap metites. [X; 748. (Nature, 101-352.)]
1918 Jan 25 / (Stat) / 2:28 p.m. / Tané (Omi), Central Japan / metite / Nature 101-352 / Very similar to those that fell in the adjoining province Mino, July 24, 1909. [X; 749. (Nature, 101-352.) See: 1909 July 24, (IX; 1369). These are the Tane and Mino meteorites, and the distance between these locations is about 65 kilometres..]
1918 Jan 28 / 7:15 / Big met / Florida / Pop. Astro 26-207. [X; 750. (Popular Astronomy, 26-207.)]
1918 Jan 30 / [LT], 3-d / Mystery of a Railway Accident. [D; 830. (London Times, January 30, 1918, p. 3 c. 4.)]
1918 Feb 1 / [LT], 3-b / German aeroplane wing found. [X; 751. (London Times, February 1, 1918, p. 3 c. 2.)]
1918 Feb 4 / Nova Moncerotis by Wolf. Est bet 8th and 9th mag. / Nature 102-52. [X; 752. (Nature, 102-52.)]
1918 Feb / Andromeda / See Oct, 1886. [X; 753. See: (1886 Oct).]
1918 Feb / Andromeda / Sept. 7-15, 1890. [X; 754. See: (1890 Sept 7-15).]
1918 Feb. 8 / (+) / 6th nova in a spiral nebula / Dr Curtis, Pubs Astro Soc of the Pacific, Aug., 1917, thinks that one might occur in line with a spiral nebula but that 6th, so is beyond the bounds of probability. / So then I—that they were lightups in these neb and not colllisions then. [X: 755.1, 755.2. (Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, August 1917.)]
1918 Feb 8 / See 1889. [X; 756. See: (1889).]
1918 Feb 9 / For 10th and 11th, see Oct 7, 1918. / For 12th and 13th, see Jan 4 and 5, 1919. [X; 757. See: (1918 Oct 7), and, (1919 Jan 4 and 5).]
1918 Feb. 9 / No parallax of Andromeda Nebula. / Observatory 22/376. [X; 758. (Observatory, 22-376.)]
1918 Feb. 9 / See Oct 7, 1918. / Jan 4—'19 / Oct 7—'19 / (May 29—'22 / June 23—'22). [X; 759. See: (1918 Oct 7); (1919 Jan 4); (1919 Oct 7); (1922 May 29); and, (1922 June 23).]
1918 Feb / Andromeda / See Sept 7, 1890. [X; 760. See: (1890 Sept 7).]
1918 Feb / Andromeda / Aug 29, 1898. [X; 761. See: 1898 Aug 29, (VIII; 312).]
1918 Feb 9 / See Oct 7, 1918. / Jan 4, 1919 / Oct 7, 1919. [X; 762. See: (Oct 7, 1918. / Jan 4, 1919 / Oct 7, 1919).]
1918 Feb. 9 / Astronomers say that it takes light 8 years to travel from one end of Nebula in Andromeda to other end. / Sci Amer Mo. 1/393. [X; 763. (Scientific American Monthly, 1-393.)]
1918 Feb 9 and 10 / Upon photos taken these nights, a ninth nova discovered by Prof Ritchie. / Bull Soc A. de F, Oct, 1918, p. 362 / See Sept 11, '17. [X; 764. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1918-362.) See: 1917 Sept 11, (X; 715). (George Willis Ritchey???)]
1918 Feb 9 / (+)/ (Androm Nova) / 17th nova in Andromeda / See Oct 7, 1919. / To date have no record of 14th, 15th, 16th. / See Sept 11, 1917. [X; 765. See: 1917 Sept 11, (X; 715), and, (1919 Oct 7).]
[The following two notes were folded together by Fort. X: 766-767.]
1918 Feb 9 / (+) / Androm Novae / On Nov. 14, on photo taken at Observatory of Mt. Wilson, by Prof. Ritchey, the 5th nova in Andromeda. / (Bull. Soc Astro de F 1918/221) / was fainter but a 6th of ab 17 mag was found. On a plate taken Jan 15, 1918, a 7th nova found. Looked for Feb 9th, it seemed have disappeared. An eighth nova found. / (Bull 1918-221). [X: 766.1, 766.2. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1918-221.)]
1918 Feb 9 / 21st nova in Andromeda / See June 23. [X; 767. See: (June 23).]
1918 Feb 10 / Inf conjunction Venus-Sun. [X; 768. (Confirm. Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, 1918.)]
1918 Feb 13 / 6 a.m. (G.M.T.) / Severe q. at Swatow, on southern coast of Japan. / Nature 101-373. [X; 769. (Nature, 101-373.)]
1918 Feb. 21 / Ev. Standard, 5-3 / A woman with polt phe—at Pontypool. In her home—wandering from room to room, hammering on walls. Turned on water, letting it run all night to wash away evil spirits. [D; 831. (London Evening Standard, February 21, 1918, p. 5 c. 3.)]
1918 Feb 21 / Pontypool / See July 27, 1919. [D; 832. See: 1919 July 27, (D; 870).]
1918 March 4-13 / [untitled question about the Cyclops] / [source unidentified].
[D; 833. Newspaper clipping. (Unidentified clipping.)]
1918 March 6 / Black rain / West of Ireland / Symons' Met 53/29. [X; 770. (Meteorological Magazine, 53-29.)]
1918 March 6 / B. rain in the West of Ireland. "Attributed by a local correspondent to the presence of soot from English factory chimneys. / Symons 53-29. [X; 771. (Meteorological Magazine, 53-29.)]
1918 March 7-8 / night / Began ab 11 p.m., glow in the northern sky. / Nature 101-32. [X; 772. (Nature, 101-32.)]
1918 March 7, etc. / BO / Nothing in Nature. [X; 773.]
1918 March 7 / Aurora / (London) / Herald 9-1-4 / also U.S. / 9-7-2. [X; 774. (New York Herald, March 9, 1918, p. 1 c. 4.) (New York Herald, March 9, 1918, p. 7 c. 2.)]
1918 March 7 / The aurora at Northfield, Minn. From twilight, brilliant arch over Orion, drifting slowly southward to Sirius. / Pop Astro 26/277. [X; 775. (Popular Astronomy, 26-277.)]
1918 Mar 8 / N.Y.T., 11-5 / 9-3-2 / 14-12-7 / 15-12-5 / 16-12-5 / Aurora. [X; 776. (New York Times, March 1918: 8-11-5 / 9-3-2 / 14-12-7 / 15-12-5 / 16-12-5.)]
1918 March / dust / Messrs W. and M., in M.W.R., Nov., 1918, think, or rather say, that not derived from any part of the Miss. Valley nor south of Minnesota. [X; 777. (Monthly Weather Review, November, 1918.)]
1918 March 7 / Aurora / LT—9-6-d / Crimson appearance of the sky in north. At Folkstone, supposed
to be reflection from a large fire in the direction of Canterbury. [X; 778. (London Times, March 9, 1918, p. 6 c. 4.)]
1918 March 9, 12, 14 / A.J. Sci. 46/599 / A.J. Winchell and E.R. Miller write of th light brown or yellow substance that from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. had fallen in Wisconsin. Other places in Wis. In Mich, and one observer reported from Chelsea, Vt. / Stat. / In vol. 47/133, the writers note reports of dry fog in Ohio—"very smoky" or "heavy smoke or haze" on the 12th and fall of reddish substance. / On 14th, a reddish bown substance fell at Alstead Head, N.H.; and at Woodstock, Vt, "snow was yellow and pink. / So did not proceed eastward if Vt the first day, too. Or straight from one point far away. So equals stat. to Vt 1st day and Vt 5 days later. [X; 779.1 to 779.4. (American Journal of Science, 46-599.0 (American Journal of Science, 47-133.)]
1918 March 9-12 / (dust) / Wis, Iowa, Mich, Ohio, Vermont / on 14th, Vt and N.H. / M.W.R. '18-505. [X; 780. (Monthly Weather Review, 1918-505.)]
1918 March 9 / night / Towns in Ohio and Kansas wiped out. / tornado / Herald 10-2-1. [X; 781. (New York Herald, March 10, 1918, p. 2 c. 1.)]
1918 March 9 / Nothing / Toronto Daily Mail. [X; 782.]
1918 March 9 / Dustfall from Dubuque, Iowa, to Chelsea, Vt. / Sc Am 119/453. [X; 783. (Scientific American, n.s., 119-453.)]
1918 March 9 / early evening / Tornado across N.W. Ohio. / Trib 11-14-1. [X; 784. “Ohio Tornado Death Toll 6; Scores Hurt.” New York Tribune, March 11, 1918, p. 14 c. 1.]
1918 March 9 / night / Stroke in Ohio called a tornado ¼ mile wide and 20 miles long, / Trib 19-8-7 / Chiefly Van Wert Co. One town almost completely wiped out. Others greatly damaged. [X; 785. (“Four Are Reported Dead. Several Hurt In Ohio Cyclone.” New York Tribune, March 10, 1918, p. 1 c. 7; not same details.) (New York Times, for 19-8-7???)]
1918 March 10 / evening / Evening cyclone / Queensland / (Sydney Morning Herald 13-11-5) / "Terrific cyclone; Babinda township completely destroyed; many people destitute and homeless. A great cyclone, according to succeeding issues. Roofs blown away—cars blown off tracks—houses "blown into atoms" or smashed "flat". [X: 786.1, 786.2. "Cyclone in North Queensland." Sydney Morning Herald, March 13, 1918, p. 11 c. 5. "The Cyclone." Sydney Morning Herald, March 16, 1918, p. 14 c. 1.]
1918 March 10 / Great cyclone / Australia / N. Queensland / Herald 14-8-1. [X; 787. (New York Herald, March 14, 1918, p. 8 c. 1.)]
1918 March 10 / Hurricane from West reaches NY City in afternoon—flying signs—82 miles an hour. Several persons picked up and injured. Chimneys and rain of bricks. [X; 788. (Ref.???)]
1918 March 14 / Cloudburst near Rochester, N.Y. / tremendous rainfall in Michigan / Floods in W. Va. / Chicago Tribune—15th. [X; 789. (Chicago Tribune, March 15, 1918.)]
1918 March 14 / Op Mars / Sc Am., 118/51. [X; 790. (Scientific American, n.s., 118-51.)]
1918 March 20 / Abnormal changes in temperature / Tokio, Japan / Nature 102-131. [X; 791. (Nature, 102-131.)]
1918 March 21 / Airship supposed to be hostile, sighted at Cairo. / 21st, airship seen above Crete. / L.T. 26-6-d. [X; 792. (London Times, March 26, 1918, p. 6 c. 4.)]
1918 March 21 / Inhabitants of Cairo, Egypt, informed that airship had been seen. / Herald 26-2-2. [X; 793. (New York Herald, March 26, 1918, p. 2 c. 2.)]
1918 March 23 / Guns in France distinctly heard in London. / Herald 24-3-7. [X; 794. (New York Herald, March 24, 1918, p. 3 c. 7.)]
1918 March 26 / afternoon / Explosion munitions / Jersey City / Herald 27-1-4. [X; 795. (New York Herald, March 27, 1918, p. 1 c. 4.)]
[1918 March 25] / B / L.T. / 1918 / q / Perugia / March 25-7-c. [X; 796. (London Times, March 25, 1918, p. 7 c. 3.)]
1918 March 28 / Explosion munitions / St Albans, Vt,. / Herald 29-5-4. [X; 797. (New York Herald, March 29, 1918, p. 5 c. 4.)]
[1918 April] / Chai / Symons Met 53/68 / Cor writes that at Hexworthy, Cornwall, Ap 1, 1918, sound of distant thunder—leaves whirled up ab. 40 feet—it had been and seemed icy cold. [X; 798. (Meteorlogical Magazine, 53-68.)]
1918 Ap. 5 / Ottawa / convergent aurora / Science, N.S., 47-460. [X; 799. Burling, Lancaster D. "Observations on the Auroral Convergent, April 5, 1918." Science, n.s., 47 (May 10, 1918): 460-461.]
1918 Ap. 9, 10, 16, 20 / Washington, D.C., Va, Maryland / q / Bull-Amer 8-91 / Details, p. 105—like an explosion. [X; 800. (Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 8: 91, 105.)]
1918 Ap. 9 / q / Virginia / BSA 9/128 / Another, Sept 5, 1919—Bull 8-105. [X; 801. (Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 9-128.) (Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 8-105.)]
1918 Ap. 21 / afternoon ? Great q / California / Herald, etc. [X; 802. (New York Herald, ca. April 21, 1918.) (New York Times, ca. April 21, 1918.)]
1918 Ap. 23 / 7:20 p.m. / Sci Amer, 87-87 / Great meteor and cloud that appeared to remain stationary 22 minutes as viewed from Charleston, S.C., and other places. [X; 803. (Scientific American Supplement, 87-87.)]
1918 Ap. 23 / sunset / 7:20 p.m. / S. Car / meteor / cloud 20 minutes / Sci Am Sup 87-87 / det. met. [X; 804. (Scientific American Supplement, 87-87.)]
1918 Ap. 23 / 7:20 p.m. / Met over S. Car. "exploded with 3 distinct prongs of light. 2 or 3 detonations. Cloud visible 22 minutes. / Car. / M.W.R. '18-357 / Sc Am Sup 87-87. [ [X; 805. (Scientific American Supplement, 87-87.) (Monthly Weather Review, 1918-357.)]
1918 April, few days before 26th / A "Chain" intent. / Symons Met 53/68. [X; 806. (Meteorological Magazine, 53-68.)]
1918 May / Not newspapered. [X; 807.]
1918 May-June / Myst. epidemic in Madrid. / Nature 101-270. [D; 834. “Notes.” Nature, 101 (June 6, 1918): 269-273, at 270. “A mysterious epidemic has made its appearance in Madrid, and is stated already to have claimed more than 100,000 victims. In offices, factories, and schools some 30 to 40 per cent, of the inmates have been attacked, and all classes of the community are affected. The disease commences suddenly with severe headache, followed by high fever, throat irritation, some bronchitis, muscular and joint pains, gastric disturbance, and depression and debility; these symptoms last for three to four days, and then convalescence commences. At first the disease was quite benign, but now is fatal to a certain proportion of debilitated subjects. According to a correspondent of the Times, there were more than 700 fatal cases in the ten days ending June 2. The disease in many respects resembles influenza, but the influenza bacillus has not been found. A meningococcus-like microbe, termed a
para-meningococcus, has been isolated.” (London Times, ca. 1918). The Spanish flu pandemic.]
1918 May 20 / Coquimbo, Chile. / Strong q. / Nature 101-249. [X; 808. “Notes.” Nature, 101 (May 30, 1918): 248-252, at 249.]
1918 May 26 / metite / Witklip / Transvaal / S. Kens. [X; 809. (Ref.???)]
1918 May 26 / Nova claimant / E Mec 108/20 / the Nova Aquila / (Cut). [X; 810. (English Mechanic, 108-20.)]
1918 May 26 / E. Mec, Aug 2, p. 20 / Claim of M.G. Wall, of Kidderminster, to have seen the nova. [X; 811. (English Mechanic, August 2, 1918, p. 10.)]
1918 May 27 / Observation upon Nova Aquilae / Claimed by 2 Frenchmen / L'Astro, June—1918. [X; 812. (Astronomie, June, 1918.)]
1918 May 27 / L'Astro, June, 1918 / 2 members of the Societé Astronomique, Mm. Gazeau and Doré, saw the nova near Serpens—On May 27, ab 3.5 mag; June 3, ab. 2. / See E Mec 108/19. [X; 813. (English Mechanic, 108-19.)]
1918 June / [illustration[. [X; 814.]
1918 June / Nov. Aq. on May 26, 1919, was mag, 6.64. / Nature 103-357. [X; 815. (Nature, 103-357.)]
1918 June / L'Astro of Sept and Oct—other Claimants for 6th and 7th. [X; 816. (Astronomie, September and October, 1918.)]
1918 June / L'Astro, June, 1918 / Prof Laskowski, better known as a professor of anatomy than as an astronomer, announced by the Director of the Obs of Geneva, in the Journal de Geneva, of June 11th. / Here Prof L. tells of astro interests but says had given 50 years of his life to biological studies. It an error to say he was of the Observatory. He was of the University of G. and notified the Director. Describes slef as not a specialist in astronomy but an anatomist. / Contradictory records noted—some that star not visible to n. eye—one that ab 2nd mag., on June 2. / Harvard C. Observatory / July number us letter from Prof Gautier, Director of the Observatory, that the star had been observed there since the 7th. L said of 2nd mag. / Other letters—observers said saw it. A dozen letters, different parts of Europe, that star seen as brilliant on 6th and 7th of June, Also many that no A. [X: 817.1 to 817.5. (Astronomie, June, 1918.)]
1918 June / Piper / See Nature. / early morning of June 8th / 3 hours after Laskowski. [X; 818. (Nature, ca. 1918.)]
1918 June / BO / (+) / Nature, 101-285 / Said that one of the astronomers, at the Greenwich Observatory, had seen the new star. He had not reported it. He had no known that it was a new star. Here is published a list of amateurs who saw it, knew it, and reported it. [X; 819.1, 819.2. (Nature, 101-285.)]
1918 June 3 / L.T., 5-e / 18-5-e—Meteor / 12-9-d / 21-9-b / 10-9-d. [X; 820. (London Times, June 3, 1918, p. 5 c. 5.) (London Times, June 18, 1918, p. 5 c. 5.) (London Times, June 12, 1918, p. 9 c. 4.) (London Times, June 21, 1918, p. 9 c. 2.) (London Times, June 10, 1918,p. 9 c. 4.)]
1918 June 6 / 10 a.m. / Explosion of munition-dump. / Kiev, Germany / 11,000 tons of explosives / MWR 20-458. [X; 821. (Monthly Weather Review, 20-458.)]
1918 June 6 / 11 p.m. / Nova claimed / E. Mec 107/250. [X; 822. (English Mechanic, 107-250.)]
1918 June 6 / BO / In Observatory, 41-360, said that professional astronomers, one in the Bonn Observatory, and one in the Munich Observatory, were looking at stars in Aquila, night of 6th, and saw nothing new. [X; 823. (Observatory 41-360.)]
1918 June 7 / Strong q. in n.e. towns of N.S. Wales, where qs are of rare occurrence. / Nature 101-288. [X; 824. (Nature, 101-288.)]
1919 June 7, etc. / For Nova Aq. / great deal / Bull Soc Astro de France, 1918, ac. 4130. [X; 825. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1918.) (1919 or 1918???)]
1918 June 7 / Earthquakes and cyclonic disturbances in Queensland, Australia. / A series of shocks ab 4 a.m. / The Argus (Melbourne) of the 8th. [X; 826. (Melbourne Argus, June 8, 1918.)]
1918 June 7 / Nov. Aq. III / Nova in Aquila, by Prof. Laskovski. On 9thm brighter than first mag. stars. In Sept, ab 5th mag. On 18th, down to about 2nd. / Nature 101-375, etc. / Aug 1 = 4th. Rather dif estimates, p. 492. / 1919 April—ab 6th mag. [X; 827. (Nature, 101: 375, 492.)]
1918 June 7 / Nov. Aq / See May 27. [X; 828. See: 1918 May 27, (X: 812 & 813).]
1918 June 7 / new star phe / 12:45 a.m. / Mr. E V. Piper, in Times, July 3-9-d, writes that he [saw] Nov. Aq., and he saw a meteor travel from it toward Altair. [X; 829. (London Times, July 3, 1918, p. 9 c. 4.)]
1918 June 7 / Sudden cold wave / Central Europe / San Fran Chronicle 8-5-8. [X; 830. (San Francisco Chronicle, June 8, 1918, p. 5 c. 8.)]
1918 June 7 / La Nature, Aug 24 that Prof Laskowsky, of Geneva Observatory, said had seen it and was of 2nd magnitude. [X; 831. (La Nature, August 24, 1918.)]
1918 June 7 / BO / 9:45 p.m., Mid-European Time. / Earliest discovery, claimed by Prof. Laskovski, at Geneva. / Nature 101-375. [X; 832. (Nature, 101-375.)]
1918 June 8 / Total eclipse of sun. / June. / L'Astro, June. / In the Journal of Genève, June 11th, Prof. Raoul Gautier, Director of the Observatory of Geneva, published an article asserting that Prof. Laskowski had discovered the nova, night of June 7th, 21 h, 45 m (twilight). Ac to letter from Prof L., he had immediately notified Prof. G. [X: 833.1, 833.2. (Astronomie, June 1918.) (Journal of Geneve, June 11, 1918.)]
1918 June 8 / [LT], 6-e / Severe shocks / Australia. [X; 834. (London Times, June 8, 1918, p. 6 c. 5.)]
1918 June 8 / BO / Observatories saw new star. [X; 835. (Ref.???)]
1918 June 8 / Nov. Aq. traced back as a 10th mab. star, to May 22, 1888. / Observatory 41/419. [X; 836. (Observatory, 41-419.)]
1918 June 8 /9:3- p.m. or 9 h, 30 m / Nova Aquilae then the bightness of Altair—next night = Vega. [X; 837. (Ref.???)]
1918 June 8 / Cut / The Nova / Nova Aquilae 1918 / E Mec 107/249 / June 3—p. 294 / or June 6, p 250 / Had been photographed several hundred times since May, 1888. / p. 294. [X; 838. (English Mechanic, 107: 250, 294.)]
1918 June 8 / BO / Professional astronomers notified by amateurs, in India. / Nature 102-105. [X; 839. (Nature, 102-105.)]
1918 June 8 / Nova still visible to n. eye. / (Nature, Sept. 12). [X; 840. (Nature, September 12, 1918.)]
1918 June 8 / Amateur—Professionals notified by another amateur in north India. / Nature, 102-105. [X; 841. (Nature, 102-105.)]
1918 June 8 / (Nature 101-285) / Astro / Nova Aquilae / June 8, 1918, new star size of Altair. "It was also noticed at 9:40, G.M.T., by Mr. Witchell, of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, but not identified as a nova"—and amateurs in Birmingham, Stowmarket, etc., sending word of it. [X: 842.1, 842.2. (Nature, 101-285.)]
1918 June 8 / Astro / British school boy in Athens announced the brightening of Beta Ceti, Feb, 1923. / Nature 111-857 / He discovered the comet in Draco, June 12, 1923. [X; 843."Announcement of a New Comet." Nature, 111 (June 23, 1923): 857. Abbott, William N. "The Discovery of the Increase in Brightness of Beta Ceti." Observatory, 46 (1923): 125-126. (No comet was confirmed.)]
1918 June 8 / Amateurs in England / Nature 101-285. [X; 844. (Nature, 101-285.)]
[The following two notes were folded together by Fort. X: 845-846.]
1918 June 8 / About same time by two amateurs, one in S. Africa and one in India—who notified observatories. / Jour Brit. Astro Assoc, Oct, p. 10, was a claim by a professional of Geneva, but these two given priority. / Observatory, Aug., / Ac to a photo at Harvard, of June 7th, the star then was 6th mag—so conclusion that Prof Laskowski of Geneva mistaken in saying he saw it. [X: 845.1, 845.2. "Report of the Annual Meeting of the Association...." Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 29 (1918-1919): 1-13, at 10. (Observatory, August, 1918.)]
1918 June / BO / Pubs Astro Soc Pac., August, 1918 / 12 persons sent announcements to Harvard College Observatory. Word sent to Lick Observatory by 4, 3 of them amateurs. Explained here—said, "The Harvard record makes clear that the nova could not have been detected without telescopic aid until the evening of June 8th. [X: 846.1, 846.2. (Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, August, 1918.)]
1918 June 8 / Eclipse of sun / Total U.S. / State of Washington to Florida / N.Y. Herald 7-10-3. [X; 847. (New York Herald, June 7, 1918, p. 10 c. 3.)]
1918 June 8 / BO / Observatory, 41-292 / Nov. Aquilae / discovery of / Claimed for a schoolboy, aged 14, of Lisbon, for this date, claimed by Director of Lisbon Observatory. [X; 848. "Nova Aquilæ." Observatory, 41 (1918): 292-293, at 292.]
1918 June 9 / Dr. G.H. Peters, of the U.S. Naval Observatory, had "discovered" the new star. / S. Fran Chronicle, June 10. [X; 849. (San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 1918.)]
1918 June 9 / BO / Professionals of New Zealand notified by an amateur. / E. Mec, Aug 9—or Wellington Post, June 10. [X; 850. (English Mechanic, August 9, 1918.) (Wellington Post, June 10, 1918.)]
1918 June 10 / (+) / NYT, 7-2 / 12-9-5 / 22-11-1 / New stars in Aquilla / July 7-VI-10-1 / 14-18-2. [X; 851. (New York Times, June 10, 1918, p. 7 c. 2.) (New York Times, June 12, 1918, p. 9 c. 5.) (New York Times, June 22, 1918, p. 11 c. 1.) (New York Times, July 7, 1918, s. VI p. 10 c. 1.) (New York Times, July 14, 1918, p. 18 c. 2.)]
1918 June 11 / near Aquila? / Mu Serpens / 9:32 / Seen by some astronomers at Estes Park, Colorado. "At most brilliant and spectacular meteor" which burst forth between the stars delta and epsilon Serpentis. / Pop Astro 26-506 / Other side of Ophiuchus. [X: 852.1, 852.2. (Popular Astronomy, 26-506.)]
1918 June 13 / evening / Great det met / N.S. Wales / LT 18-5-e. [X; 853. (London Times, June 18, 1918, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1918 June 17 / 6 p.m. / (Crawley Down) / 29 miles from London / Heavy rainfall. "The rain was black as if full of soot." Wind northerly. Asks if could have come from London, / Symons Met 53/67. [X; 854. (Meteorological Magazine, 53-67.)]
1918 June 17 / [LT], 11-d / 21-9-b / Letters on Nova Aquilae. [X; 855. (London Times, June 17, 1918, p. 11 c. 4.) (London Times, June 21, 1918, p. 9 c. 2.)]
1918 June 21 / [LT], 9-b / Schoolboy A.H.W. Wragge as the discoverer of Nov. Aquilae. [X; 856. ("Nova Aquilae." London Times, June 21, 1918, p. 9 c. 2.)]
1918 June 21 / King Island, Tasmania / spiked hailstones / Nature 102-51. [X; 857. (Nature, 102-51.)]
1918 June 21 / [LT], 3-f / Boys / 2 killed by train. / One missing. / One killed sister. [D; 835. (London Times, June 21, 1918, p. 3 c. 6.)]
1918 June 29 / 9th or 10th mag. / Nova Aquilaae down to 4th mag. / Nature. [X; 858. (Nature, ca. 1918.)]
1918 June 30 / Richardton, N. Dakota / metite / S. Kens. [X; 859. (Ref.???) This is the Richardton meteorite.]
1918 June 30 / Richardton, N. Dakota / Stone meteorite / Pop. Astro 38-359. [X; 860. (popular Astronomy, 38-359.)]
1918 / summer / Abundance of butterflies in England. / Field 131/491, 544. [X; 861. (Field, 131: 491, 544; not at BNA.)]
1918 July / myst attack / Observatory of, p. 294 / A letter from a resident of Bethany, Swaziland. A woman been myst injured—supposed by an aerolite. several days later, he (Michael Coates) heard a swishing sound and found a hole burned in ground. 8 ft down, it divided. He dug ab 6 feet more and gave up. Seems been fulgurite. [D; 836.1, 836.2. (Observatory, July 1918, p. 294.)]
1918 July 1 / night / Great munition explosion / Midlands, Eng. / Herald 3-2-4. [X; 862. (New York Herald, July 3, 1918, p. 2 c. 4.)]
1918 July 2 / 9:30 p.m. / near Syracuse / 2 explosions / 15 minutes apart / munition plant / Herald 3/1/1. [X; 863. (New York Herald, July 3, 1918, p. 1 c. 1.)]
1918 July 8 / Severe q. / E. Bengal, Assam, Burma / Nature 103-91. [X; 864. (Nature, 103-91.)]
1918 July 8 / Cloud / great / N.E. France / [illustration] / Nature 103-371. [X; 865. "Notes." Nature, 103 (July 10, 1919): 370-374, at 371.]
1918 July 8 / Severe q. / Bengal, Assam, Burma / Nature, Ap. 3, 1919, p. 91. [X; 866. (Nature, (April 3, 1919): 91.)]
1918 July 16 / Surrey hailstorm. Ab, 25% of the hail consisted of ragged chunks of ice, some up to 2 or 3 inches long. / Symons Met. Mag, May, 1920. [X; 867. (Meteorological Magazine, May, 1920.)]
1918 July 21 / 10 p.m. / bet. Mott and Richardton, North Dakota / Metite. / Fell with such low velocity that few pieces that were found had penetrated below surface. / Science, N.S., 49/92. [X; 868. Quirke, Terence T. "The Ricardton Meteorite." Science, n.s., 49 (January 24, 1919): 92. This is the Richardton meteorite.]
1918 July [27] / BO / Shrimps / Fishes / Near Singleton, New South Wales, large numbers of fresh-water shrimps, common in N.S. Wales—about same time shower of fishes had occurred at Quirindi. / Australian Museum Mag, April, 1925. [X; 869. McCulloch, Allan Riverstone. "Raining Fishes." Australian Museum Magazine, 2 (no. 6; April-June, 1925): 217-218, at 217. The shrimps were identified as Paratya compressa, a freshwater species, by the Australian Museum. "Shrimps from the Sky." Sydney Morning Herald, August 1, 1918, p. 8 c. 6. "Our Singleton correspondent telegraphs that during a prolonged shower large quantities of shrimps fell with the rain. It was considered probable that they had been transported inland by some such agency as a water spout. The shrimps continued to descend for quite a long time. Singleton is about 40 miles from the coast." "Mr. D.J. Mares, Divisional Commonwealth Meteorological Officer, referring to the phenomenon last night, said that it was
quite possible under unstable atmospheric conditions for local whirlwinds to develop, and as they travelled on their normal course, to lift portions of a water surface in which they moved. It was also quite likely that small fish or any small animals or organisms could be thus transported from one district to another, in the same way as dust was sometimes carried. Mr. Mares added that some time ago the Weather Bureau received reports of a shower of small fish that had fallen at Quirindi." "A Shower of Shrimps." Singleton Argus, August 1, 1918, p. 2 c. 3. "Broke's Shower of Shrimps." Singleton Argus, August 10, 1918, p. 2. c. 2-3. "It will be of interest to recall the fact at the latter end of 1913 a shower of small fish, identified as Craterocephalus fluviatillis, commonly known as Hardyheads, fell in a rainstorm at Quirindi." "Shrimps at Broke." Singleton Argus, August 17, 1918, p. 6 c. 7. A Singleton resident recalled heavy summer rainfalls, in, 1896 between Bourke and Grass Hut, and in 1888, at Girilambone, where he saw thousands of small fish. "As both of the above occurred just after a very severe drought, with no surface water for miles, there can be no doubt but what the fish were 'rained.'" "Shower of Fish at Quirindi." Sydney Evening News, December 13, 1918, p. 5 c. 4. "A strange phenomenon was reported to the Weather Bureau this morning from Quirindi. The bureau representative there sent the usual morning wire as to the state of the weather, and added that during a fall ot rain yesterday afternoon a shower ot small fish was observed coming from the clouds." "Wonders of the Air." Sydney Morning Herald, December 27, 1913, p. 11 c. 5. "On December 13 a shower of small fish was reported from Quirindi, New South Wales. Immediately on receipt of this information the Weather Bureau wired to their observer to have specimens collected for investigation. Specimens were received on the 16th instant, and identified by Mr. Stead, the Fisheries Export, as fresh-water 'hardy-heads,' a species of small fish common to the Murray and Bogan watersheds." "These fish do not grow to any great size, the largest not measuring more than three inches in length, and the specimens obtained only ranged from ½ in to 1½ in; but the mere fact of falling as a shower from the dense black cloud overlying Quirindi is a phenomenon of such rare occurrence in Australia—even in the world—as to merit some explanation." "Shower of Fish." Brisbane Telegraph, February 27, 1906, p. 2 c. 1. "Mr. Hatchman says the rain was falling very heavily, and was accompanied by thunder and lightning when these fish were noticed on the ground. They at first came slowly, in twos and threes, but soon increased in number, and the ground now is strewn with them, and the ducks on the farm are eating them." The shower occurred about noon on February 26, and specimens examined by J.D. Ogilby identified them as gudgeons. "Fish in a Rain Shower." Brisbane Courier, August 24, 1901, p. 4 c. 7. "Mr. J.H. Forrest, who arrived from Warwick by the mail train last evening, brought with him a jar containing a few small fish which came down in a shower of rain on Monday last. The fish were picked up in a wheatfield on a hill in the Killarney district, the nearest water being the Condamine River, distant about a mile. They are described as being on the ground in thousands, and many of them were alive next morning in any little hole or wheel track in which there was water. The fish in the jar were quite lively, and appeared to be either young trout or some other fresh water species." "Showers of Fish at Warwick.—Strange Phenomenon." Darling Downs Gazette, August 27, 1901, p. 2 c. 8. "A most remarkable occurence during the past week has been brought under our ('Argus') notice by Mr. A. Margetts, of Henley, near Warwick. That gentleman has sent us a parcel containing many hundreds of small fish resembling bream fry, which he states fell during the storm on Tuesday night. 'The ground for acres,' he writes, 'was covered with them, and at the time of writing they are still to be seen.' The specimens sent us, which we shall be pleased to show to interested readers, were found on what is known as the Warwick Plumpton, about two miles from the Condamine River." "Strange Phenomenon." Warwick Examiner and Times, August 24, 1901, p. 7 c. 2. "We learn that on Tuesday evening last a shower of fish took place on Mr. Arthur Boyce's farm on Campbell's Gully. Several acres were covered with 'nickies,' many of which had fallen in puddle holes and were quite at home. Those shown us were fully an inch long." "Shower of Fish at Killarney" Warwick Examiner and Times, August 28, 1901, p. 3 c. 1. "A shower of fish is reported to have taken place at Killarney as well as Campbell's Gully last week. Many specimens were picked up in a wheatfield on a hill in the Killarney district, the nearest water being the Condamine River, distant about a mile. They are described as being on the ground in thousands, and many of them were alive next morning in any little hole or wheeltrack in which there was water." "Shower of Fish." Warwick Examiner and Times, March 25, 1903, p. 3 c. 1. "A shower of fish occurred at Enoggera on Saturday last. Baske[t]sful were gathered. They were of various sizes, some stretching along the tape to the extent of nearly 4 ins. The larger sizes were of the flathead species, and the others like small mullet and bream, the latter having very pretty stripes on the back. A few years ago a shower of fish passed over the outskirts of Warwick."]
1918 Aug 10 / Perseids "in great profuson. / E. Mec 108-66. [X; 870. (English Mechanic, 108-66.)]
1918 Aug 10 / BO / Perseids remarkable. E.Mec 108-66. [X; 871. (English Mechanic, 108-66.)]
1918 Aug 14 / [LT], 15-e / Large sunspot. [X; 872. (London Times, August 14, 1918, p. 15 c. 5.)]
1918 Aug 15 / 12:20 p.m., G.M.T. / q. / followed by thousands of shocks in Aug and Sept and Oct and destructive sea wave, in Southern Philippines / Nature, 104-98. [X; 873. (Nature, 104-98.)]
1918 Aug 21 / night / Tornado / (Minn) / Herald 23-3-3. [X; 874. (New York Herald, August 23, 1918, p. 3 c. 3.)]
1918 Aug 21, etc. / Man experimenting with flashlights on Mt. Washington, N.H. / Herald 22-5-2. [X; 875. (New York Herald, August 22, 1918, p. 5 c. 2.)]
1918 Aug 24 / Fish / stiff and hard / (Hendon) / (D-85) / Eng. [X; 876. The note copies information from pages 85 and 86 of The Book of the Damned. Meek, Alexander. "A Shower of Sand-eels." Nature, 102 (September 19, 1918): 46.]
1918 / To Sept / Newspapers stopped. [X; 877.]
1918 / ab Sept / Sleeper / 2 years / Waukesha / See Sept 7, 1920. [D; 837. See: (1920 Sept 7).]
1918 Sept 3 / One of the greatest q's in 10 years recorded at W. Bromwich. Estimated to be in N pacific, 5600 miles away; probably in Aleutian Islands. / Nature 102-51. [X; 878. (Nature, 102-51.)]
1918 Sept 3 / Violent q registered at W. Bromwich. Estimated to be in Aleutian islands. / Nature 102-51. [X; 879. (Nature, 102-51.)]
1918 Sept 8 / 7 h, 20 m / 10 h, 14 m / At Totteridge, England, 2 large fireballs. / Nature 102-52. [X; 880. (Nature, 102-52.)]
1918 Sept 10 / [LT], 6-b / Earthquake record. [X; 881. (London Times, September 10, 1918, p. 6 c. 2.)]
1918 Sept 13 / 6:56 a.m. / 11:05 a.m. / Violent shocks / Batanes Islands (Philippines) / Nature 104-99. [X; 882. (Nature, 104-99.)]
1918 Sept 19 / Nature of, p. 50 / Reports from various places of myriads of little black flies in rooms of houses. [X; 883. (Nature, September 19, 1918, p. 50.)]
1918 Oct 4 / q. / Porto Rico / Nature 105-276. [X; 884. (Nature, 105-276.)]
1918 Oct 7 and 8 / Andromeda / On plates taken by Prof. Sanford, nights of 7th and 8th of Oct, 2 new stars in Nebula Andromeda, ab. 19th mag. Not on plates up to end of Aug. / Bull oc Astro de F 1919-88 / See Feb 9, 1918. / See Nov 8. [X; 885. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1919-88.) See: (1918 Feb 9), and, (Nov 8).]
(1918) Oct. 14 / Camp Mills / myst rain of bullets / (Cut). * [D; 838. (Ref.???)]
(1918) Oct 15 / Myst shot / N.Y. / (Cut). * [D; 839. (Ref.???)]
1918 Nov. 12 / Lockyer / mets / Messrs. A. King and T.F. Cranridge, at Ashby, North Lincolnshire, bet 10 h, 20 m and 10 h, 44 m, saw a shower of meteors from the Pleiades (M. Notices 79-158)—six in all. [X; 886. (Monthly Notice of the Royal Astronomical Society, 79-158.)]
1918 Dec 3 / [LT], 11-b / 28-3-b / Aurora. [X; 887. (London Times, December 3, 1918, p. 11 c. 2.) (London Times, December 28, 1918, p. 3 c. 2.)]
1918 Dec 6 / 9:36 p.m. / Bristol, etc. / Fireball / Nature 102-314. [X; 888. (Nature, 102-314.)]
1918 Dec 25 / Aurora / Yorkshire / Nature 102-405. [X; 889. (Nature, 102-405.)]