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Content Notes:
Prefaces -- Ch. 1, An introduction to meteors -- Ch. 2, The basics of naked eye observing -- Ch. 3, More advanced naked eye observing -- Ch. 4, Some important meteor showers -- Ch. 5, A history of meteorics before the IMO -- Ch. 6, Recent history-a new dawn in meteorics -- Ch. 7, Meteor stream formation and dynamics -- Ch. 8, Zenithal hourly rates and ZHR determination -- Ch. 9, The factors influencing radiant positions -- Ch. 10, Meteor stream and cometary orbits -- Ch. 11, A meteor potpourri.