'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎2] (15/524)

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YI.—Recent Tour round the Northern portion of the Persian
Q u ]f_ By Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly. Pre
sented by Government
YU.—Remarks on a recent Journey from Bushire to Shirauz.-
By Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Peley, Acting Political
Resident Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Contributed by Government. 141
A Brief Account of the Province of Pars... 175
Yin.—Report on the Bay and Fort of Shewooon the shore of
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .—By H- W. Warner, Esq., Com
manding Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Schooner “ Georgiana.” Contribut-
ed by Government
XX.—On a supposed effect of the Humidity derived from the
Cistern of the Wet Bulb Thermometer upon the read
ing of an adjacent Dry Bulb.—By John Allan Broun,
E^q.,
X.—On an Effect of the Atmosphere upon the Magnetic
Intensity of the Earth, supposed to be found in the Bom
bay Magnetic Observations, from 1847 to 1862.—By
John Allan Broun, Esq., F.R.S 193
XL —Account of a Cyclone experienced by the Government of
India Steam Ship “ Amberwitch 5 ’ near the Mauritius,
January 1864.—By A. W. Stiffs, late Lieutenant
H. M.’s Indian Navy, Assoc. Inst. C. E-, F.R.A.S- 199
XII. —Report on the Line of Telegraph from Ras Jashk to
Basrah.—By Lieut. A. W. Stiffs, Indian Navy.. .. 208
XIII. —On a Method of calculating Altitudes from Barome
trical Observations, without the use of Logarithms.—By
J. Burgess, Esq., F.E.I.S 226
XIV.—An Island rising out of the Sea.—By Captain C. Dodd,
Deputy Collector, Sind 233
XV.*—-Remarks on the Port of Lingah, the Island of Kishm,
and the Port of Bunder Abbass, and its neighbourhood.
By Lieut. Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political
Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Contributed by Government- 237