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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎81] (110/524)

The record is made up of 1 volume (451 pages). It was created in 1863-1864. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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and read before the Society at their Second Meeting, October Ifjth,
1862.
5. Hemarks on the occurrence of a Hurricane at the Seychelle
Islands by Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Felly. Presented by Government,
and read before the Society at their Third Meeting, November 20th,
1862.
6. An Account of the Dimension and Movements of the late Cyclone
experienced at Bombay on the 22nd of November last, by Lieutenant
E. F. T. Fergusson, I.N., FJI A.S- Presented by the Author, and
read before the Society at their Fourth Meeting, December 18th, 1862.
7. Deport on the operations of the Great Trigonometrical Survey
during 1860-61. Presented by Government, and read before the Society
at their Fourth Meeting, December 18th, 1862.
8. Remarks on the Bombay Tidal Observations for 1861, by J.
Burgess, Esq., F.EJ.S. Presented by the Author, and read before
the Society at their Fifth Meeting, January 15th, 1863.
9. Further Discussion of the Tidal Observations made for Govern
ment at the Colaba Observatory in 1861, by J. Burgess, Esq., F.E.LS.
Presented by the Author, and read before the Society at their Sixth
Meeting, February 19th, 1863.
10. A few cursory Observations upon the Island of Mahe, the
largest of the Seychelle Group, by Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly,
late Acting Consul and British Agent at Zanzibar. Contributed by
Government.
11. Description of a Magnetimeter, by which the Magnetic Dip
is determined from the horizontal deflection of a Magnetic Needle
produced by terrestrial induction in a bar of soft iron, by Lieutenant
F. Wherland, R. N- R., Commanding the Ship “Tudor.” Presented
by the Author, and read before the Society at their Annual Meeting,
May 21st, 1863-
The Members numbered on the Society’s List at the last Annual
Meeting were 108. Since then there have been removed.
By Death—2.
1. J. J. Berkley, Esq., C.E.
2. C. Daly, Esq., C.S.
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The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.

Publication details: Bombay: Printed at the Education Society's Press, Byculla, 1865.

With maps, etc.

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1 volume (451 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references, and two indexes. There is an index to Volumes I-XVII (1836-1864) in a separate volume (ST 393, index).

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Dimensions: 220 x 140mm

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English in Latin script
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