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'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From December 1854 to March 1856. (New Issue.) Edited by the Secretary. Volume XII.' [41] (58/258)
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THE CYCLONE AT BOMBAY, 1854.
xli
The following short abstract affords a comparison betwixt the Observatory
Barometeric readings and my own—nine miles to the N. E. by N.
The former only gives the hours, the latter are mostly made at broken times.
A. M.
Sewree.
Colaba
Difference.
1
29-525
29-460
+
065
3
-370
-268
+
102
3-40
-308
4
-247
183
+
064
4-40
-158
6
-177
-465
288
6-30
-387
8-30
*731
10
-775
-758
+
017
10-30
-785
As the crisis of the storm occurred nearly an hour later at Sewree than at
Colabah, the 4 and 6 o’clock observations of the latter should be compared
with the 4.40 and 6.30 of the former,—and the difference will be found to be
no more than -025 and -05S. The Sewree observations were made at irregular
intervals, as the tempest dashing the glass from the windows adjoining the
barometer, blowing to pieces the roof, tearing down the ceiling, and blowing
out the light permitted, those of the Observatory every hour : those of the
latter are only dven here which may be compared with the former, they will
be found complete in the tables above.
The following is from the Log of the Iron Steamer Pottinger, anchored oft
Mazagon, 3 miles S. of Sewree, and 6 N. E. of the Observatory.
November 1st.
Uncorrected.
Corrected approximately.’
Noon
29-700 ..,
29-575
.8 P. M
-700 ..,
-575
10-30 p. m. ...
-600 ...
-500 ...
-375
3ll5
-450 ...
-325
3-30
-400 ...
-275
4
-360 ...
-235
4-30
-270 ...
-148
5
-240 ...
.*. 115
fl-SO
-270 ...
-155
6
-300 ...
-275
6 30
-400
-375
7
-570 ...
-445
Gradually rising.
It will be seen that at 4-40 the mercury at Sewree had reached the depres
sion of 29T58, a thing I believe unprecedented in Bombay, and that in three
hours it had run down about three and half tenths of an inch. Its re-ascent
was quite as rapid as its descent, having at ten o’clock attained an altitude of
•775, having thus in six hours risen six tenths and a quarter, or considerably
upwards ofits average range in the whole year.
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The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From December 1854 to March 1856. (New Issue.) Edited by the Secretary. Volume XII.
Publication details: Bombay: Printed at The Times' Press, by T W Wray, 1856.
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- 1 volume (227 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references, and an index. There is an index to Volumes I-XVII (1836-1864) in a separate volume (ST 393, index).
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- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From December 1854 to March 1856. (New Issue.) Edited by the Secretary. Volume XII.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:2, 4:8, 1:2, 4:35, 37, 39:94, 1:2, 4:94, 97:118, 1:2, 4:18, 1:2, 4, 4, iii-r:v-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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- ST 393, vol 12
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- 'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From December 1854 to March 1856. (New Issue.) Edited by the Secretary. Volume XII.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:2, 4:8, 1:2, 4:35, 37, 39:94, 1:2, 4:94, 97:118, 1:2, 4:18, 1:2, 4, 4, iii-r:v-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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