(meteorobs) OT: Early years of meteor observations in the USA

[Roberto G.]

From: "Richard Taibi" <rjtaibi at hotmail.com>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 2:46 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) OT: Early years of meteor observations in the USA


> For a few years now, I have been researching US meteor observation
history.
> I have been particularly interested in identifying the names and roles of
> amateur observers.  This has been in an effort to prepare a centennial
> history of the American Meteor Society.  The centennial will be in 2011.
>
> I finished a brief history of 19th century US observers in September.  AMS
> members have seen it in a recent  issue of "Meteor Trails" the journal of
> the AMS.  However, Bob Lunsford kindly put it on the AMS website for
anyone
> interested to read it.
>
> I would like to invite anyone who has not read it to do so, at:
>
> http://www.amsmeteors.org/about.html#early
>
> Best wishes,  Rich Taibi

Please remember possible observations of January Berinicids
in the years around 1912-1913, it's very important.
Best greetings.
Roberto Gorelli