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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [1] (162/524)
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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TRANSACTIONS
OF THE
BOMBAY GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
Art. I. — -Remarks on the Rombciy Tidal Observations foi 1861. By
J. Burgess* Esq.* F.EJ.S.
[Head before the Society* January 15th, 1863.]
Few subjects of physical research are beset with more difficulties than
that of the Tides. Owing to the very irregular conformations of the
shores of the ocean, the great variety of its depths* especially near the
coasts* the currents and frictional resistance the waters meet with on
the one hand, and on the other to the ever-varying relations of the dis
turbing forces* it becomes impossible to obtain a general solution of the
problem of the Tides, and a matter of some difficulty to arrive at a correct
representation, in mathematical terms* even of an empirical form for the
local phenomena belonging to individual ports. Only by means of long
series of accurate observations, can we hope to arrive at a correct know
ledge of these phenomena, and obtain the necessary data nom which to
foretell the irregularities of their returns and of their heights in the
same harbours. Their importance to the social and commercial interests
of mankind, has influenced all commercial people to provine for tlieri
careful and continued observation, and from such have been derived the
means for computing the times and heights of tne tides mr almost
every great port in the world, with an accuracy that is frequently re-
markable. Notwithstanding its importance, however, as one ot the
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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.
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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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- ST 393, vol 17
- Title
- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:16, 1:132, 1:18, 18a:18b, 19:206, 206a:206b, 207:256, 256a:256b, 257:340, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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- Public Domain
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- ST 393, vol 17
- Title
- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:16, 1:132, 1:18, 18a:18b, 19:206, 206a:206b, 207:256, 256a:256b, 257:340, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- Bombay Geographical Society
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- Public Domain
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- ST 393, vol 17
- Title
- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:16, 1:132, 1:18, 18a:18b, 19:206, 206a:206b, 207:256, 256a:256b, 257:340, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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