The Appearance of a Fiery Meteor, as Seen by Mr. Cradock, Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S.

from our tables, that $A$ must be 35 years of age; therefore find, by the twenty-third proposition, the value of an annuity of a life for 35 to continue for a limited time of 31 years: let that value be sub- ducted from the value of an annuity certain, to con- tinue 31 years; and the remainder will be the value of the reversion. XI. The Appearance of a fiery Meteor, as seen by Mr. Cradock, communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. Read June 7. 1744. THE Head and Body emitted an ex- tremely lucid and white Flame. The Tail appeared of a transparent Blue, like the Flame of Sulphur. This Phenomenon was seen on Sunday, May 27. 1744. at 11 Minutes after 11 o’Clock at Night: Its Direction from S. E. to N. W. or thereabouts; its Height seemingly not half a Mile. It was seen, as here described, from the Terrace in Somerset-Gardens, by me, Zach. Cradock, Of Somerset-House.