An Inquiry Into the Nature and Course of Storms in the Indian Ocean South of the Equator: With a View of Discovering Their Origin, Extent, Rotatory ... and Other Concomitant Phenomena; For t - Alexander Thom, Paperback

• Release Date   2/5/2018
• ISBN-13   9781331997177 | 978-1-331-99717-7
• ISBN   1331997178 | 1-331-99717-8
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Alexander Thom
• Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Nature and Course of Storms in the Indian Ocean South of the Equator: With a View of Discovering Their Origin, Extent, Rotatory Character, Rate and Direction of Progression, Barometric Depression, and Other Concomitant Phenomena. For the Practical Purpose of Enabling Ships to Ascertain the Proximity and Relative Position OfThe following work is chiefly intended for Officers navi gating vessels in the Indian Ocean, in the hope of being able to convince the doubtful, and force on the attention of the heedless or ignorant, the real nature of those dan gers from which both shrink with awe and undefined dread, and to Show that the means of avoiding them are neither uncertain nor difficult. It may also assist the 'intelligent and inquiring Officer, whose arduous duties at sea, and brief and hurried visits to land, leave him little time to accumulate facts, or pursue a subject so intimately connected with his profession.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully. any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.