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'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [1] (102/496)
The record is made up of 1 volume (466 pages). It was created in 1847-1849. 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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OF THE
BOMBAY GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
Art. I. — Remarks on the late Hurricane of April 1847, on the Western
Coast of India. By Dr. A. Thom, of H. M. 86th Foot. Ac
companied by three Diagrams, shewing the position of the Ma
labar Hurricane on the 17th and 18th of April last ; with a letter
from the author.
[Communicated by the Author.]
PREFACE.
The following paper is offered to the Geographical Society of Bom
bay, on the presumption that it embraces a subject of local as well as
general importance. Even without the realization of one dreadful
disaster too much to be apprehended, the known calamities traceable
to the effects of the late Hurricane of last April, on the Malabar
Coast, are really so appalling and so fraught with the loss of human
life, as to affix a melancholy interest to its records. To aid in averting
or lessening the evils incidental to the recurrence of such tempests, is
a step highly creditable to any body of men, even although it may, in
some degree, lead from the legitimate objects of their association.
Societies formed for scientific purposes may nobly lend their assist
ance in the best interests of humanity, and point the way to those on
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Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.
Publication details: Bombay: Printed at The Times' Press, by James Chesson, 1849.
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- 1 volume (466 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references. There is an index to Volumes I-XVII (1836-1864) in a separate volume (ST 393, index).
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- ST 393, vol 8
- Title
- 'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:4, 1:51, 51a, 52:85, 1:10, 10a, 10a, 11:92, 92a, 92a:92b, 92b:92c, 92c, 93:382, 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 8
- Title
- 'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:4, 1:51, 51a, 52:85, 1:10, 10a, 10a, 11:92, 92a, 92a:92b, 92b:92c, 92c, 93:382, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- Bombay Geographical Society
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- ST 393, vol 8
- Title
- 'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:4, 1:51, 51a, 52:85, 1:10, 10a, 10a, 11:92, 92a, 92a:92b, 92b:92c, 92c, 93:382, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Bombay Geographical Society
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- Public Domain