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'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [294] (329/450)
The record is made up of 1 volume (410 pages). It was created in 1836. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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OBSERVATIONS AT ARBIL. [APP. I.
Height of the minaret above the horizon, 2° 37' 15".
3. B, and the castle (mean of 5), 59° 31' 54".
S tation B.
1. Minaret and A, 63° 00' 30".
Angle taken several times; no difference.
2. Minaret and castle, 52° 52' 30".
Angle twice taken ; no difference.
3. A, and castle; castle on the left of A (mean of 6),
115° 53' 55".
Difficult angle, A vibrated a little. *
Height of minaret, 2° 31' 45".
S tation at the M inaret.
N.B. The minaret is, by measurement, 119 feet 10 inches
to the remains of the gallery, and 1 foot 6 inches of broken
wall on the top ; 121 feet 4 inches in all. Circumference
of the shaft, 51 feet 8 inches. It stands on an octagonal
base, each face of which is 9 feet 11 inches. Height 30 or
40 feet. I took my station at the angle of the base, which
I had set from the other stations.
1. To determine the position of Mount Makloube, seen
in the distance on the Mousul road.
Afternoon altitudes of the sun for the time:—not cor
rected for instruments' errors.
Observation^.
: • © N. Limb.
Double alt. Time.
40° 35' 30" 1° 41' 3"
40° 25'00" —41'35"
40° 17'00" —42'00"
39° 42'45" —44'14"
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Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.
Author: Claudius James Rich.
Contributor: Mary Rich.
Publication Details: London: James Duncan, Paternoster Row.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-viii); with map, plan and illustrations; octavo.
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.
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- T 12055 vol. 2
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- 'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:8, 1:14, 14a:14b, 15:28, 28a:28b, 29:34, 34a:34b, 35:84, 84a:84b, 85:98, 98a:98b, 99:110, 110a:110b, 111:128, 128a:128b, 129:410, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Rich, Claudius James
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