From many of the radiants year after year, upon the same day or week in each year, there comes a swarm of shooting stars, showing that there must be a continuous procession of meteors moving along this orbit, so that some are always ready to strike the earth whenever it reaches the intersection of its orbit with theirs.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
These nodal points will not, however, afford a general explanation of the many-branched radiants.
"The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays"
J. (John) Joly
Observe that the principal radiants are situated upon the boundary of the dark regions or at the oases.
"The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays"
J. (John) Joly