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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [294] (471/524)
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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294 NOTES ON TTiE EARTHQUAKE
President, wlio, without loss of time, was good enough to place it at
the disposal of the Society :—
“ Ahmed ah ad, April 1864,
“ We felt a smart shock of an earthquake here.yesterday morning at
about 11-15 a. m. It lasted for about twenty seconds, as near as I
eould judge. The oscillations seemed to he caused by the earth-ware
rolling from south to north.
“The noise preceding and accompanying the shock was like that
made by a heavy carriage running on a hard road.
“ It was felt, I understand, very generally through the city, but I
have not heard of any damage having been done. The weather has
been very hot for some days. I did not consult the thermometer at the
time of the shock, but I should say that it must have stood at about 96°
or 98°. For the last few evenings the sky at the horizon has presented
an unusually dark appearance just before sunset, looking much as it
does after a dust-storm, though none have passed over, as the sky has
been obscured by clouds towards morning for some nights.
“ These clouds are carried over by a very strong Westerly current
in the upper regions of the air, for though they travel with great
rapidity, there is little or no breeze to be felt on the earth’s surface.
The mornings are cool and the air feels damp.’ 5
“ Ahmedabad y 2nd May,
“ Friday last we had a smart shock of earthquake, which lasted, to
the best of my opinion, about a minute and a half; but, thanks to the
Disposer of all events, it passed off without doing any damage. At
about 11 o clock a. m., as I was engaged in reading, I experienced
a curious sensation (which words of mine are quite inadequate to
describe) ; the room in which I was sitting rocked to and fro, and a
rumbling noise, resembling far distant thunder, was distinctly audible.
At first I was under the impression that the house was about to tumble
about my ears ; the next moment found me in the open air with feelings
better understood than described. The entire station was thrown into
a state of the greatest alarm ; and even since the event it forms the
general topic of conversation among all the classes.”
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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
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- '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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