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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ... . Nieid, 2nd ciase afo 0f Calcutta it was no easy matter to start the Series "'- - symmetrically, on account of the obstacles presented by the city and suburbs. To make a circuit round Calcutta would occasion an unsightly bend in the series. On the other hand to pass directly over the city would require a commanding station in Calcutta, such as would be very expensive to erect for this special purpose. At length the Governors of the Martiniere College were applied to for permission to establish a station on the Dome of that institution, which commanded an extensive view over the whole of the city, and was favourably situated to form a symmetrical connection with the stations of the Calcutta Longitudinal Series. The application having been acceded to Captain Hill then selected two stations south of Calcutta, viz., Baniban and Samalia, by means of which he formed a hexagon round Nibria as a centre. This hexagon now forms part of the Calcutta Longitudinal Series. Two other stations, viz., Mirzapur and Sarisa were also selected this The form of tower at first adopted was the hollow square pattern, described on page 44 of Volume II of the Account of the Operations fyc. But Captain Hill drew attention to the heavy cost of such towers in the low marshy country on both sides of the Hooghly south of Calcutta, where materials for building were very expensive and the difficulty of transporting them through swamps, for the most part too wet for cattle to traverse and too dry to float the smallest boat, was very considerable. And, as will be subsequently seen, towers of a less costly pattern were afterwards adopted. Besides the selection and building of stations, the clearing of the rays between the stations of Nibria, Bhola, ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236450968
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 140
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236450965
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 263 gr


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