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Journal of the Asiatic Society Part II—Physical Science 1874

1874

Teates describes the meteor in the' meridian as attaining an altitude of 50° from his point of view which seems to be about 80.40 miles from the projected path of the meteor and about 50 miles from Khairpur in the direction of the major axis of the area covered by the fall. [...] The next day we heard from Bhawalpur that the explosion of the meteorite was so violent as to shako the house and slam all the doors ; and in the course of. [...] The sun rose and the morning was fresh and the breeze cooler than usual at this time of year giving the idea to the observers who were bound for the " Happy Hunting Grounds " that the blazing phenomenon had cleared the atmosphere in a remarkable manner. [...] Those growing on the first named strata are especially interesting and are generally known to the Burmans as the eng or ein-forests so named after the prevailing tree Dipterocarpus luberculatus ; here the botanical rarities of Burma are scattered and catch the eye the more readily that the surrounding forest is open and the soil-clothing rather scanty ; -higher up in the hill-eng forests (which [...] Such is a bird's-eye view of the Burmese forests of which I have given a more detailed description in my report on the Pegu-forests and I hope that these cursory notes may in the mean time aid in the understanding of the habitats of the species given in the following.
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Pages
122
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
Record of the Khairpur Meteoritee or 23Rd Sept. 1873.—By. H.B. Medlicott Esq. Offciating Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India
33-38 The Honorary Secretary view
Contributions Towards a Knowledge of the Burmese Flora.— Part I.—By S. Kurz
39-141 The Honorary Secretary view
On the Asiatic Species of Molossi. By G.E. Dobson B.A. M.B. F.L.S.
142-144 The Honorary Secretary view
Index
263-272 The Honorary Secretary view

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