Himalayan journals, or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c. / by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.R.S.
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TextPublisher: London : John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1854Manufacturer: London : Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, [1854]Description: 2 volumes : illustrations (some color), 2 folded maps ; 22 cm (8vo)Other title: - Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, & c
- DS485.H6 H66 1854
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"London : Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars"--Title page verso.
"In two volumes" appears after statement of responsibility.
"With maps and illustrations."
Volume 1: xxvii, [1], 408 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) ; volume 2: xii, 487, [1] pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates.
Some illustrations by: W. Taylor, Esq. and J.D. Hooker; some illustrations engraved by: W.L. Walton, L. Gruner ; maps engraved by: A. Petermann, J. & C. Walker.
Includes errata.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Appendix A Meteorological observations in Behar, and in the valleys of the Soane and Ganges -- Appendix B On the mineral constituents and algæ of the hot-springs of Behar, the Himalaya, and other parts of India, etc., including notes on the fungi of the Himalaya / by Dr. R.D. Thomson and the Rev. M.J. Berkeley -- Appendix C On the soils of Sikkim -- Appendix D An aurora seen from Baroon on the east bank of the Soane River -- Appendix E Physical geography of the Sikkim Himalaya, East Nepal, and adjacent provinces of Tibet -- Appendix F On the climate of Sikkim -- Appendix G On the relative humidity, and absolute amount of vapour contained in the atmosphere at different elevations in the Sikkim Himalaya -- Appendix H On the temperature of the soil at various elevations -- Appendix I On the decrement of temperature in ascending the Sikkim Himalaya Mountains and Khasia Mountains -- Appendix J On the measurement of altitudes by the boiling-point thermometer -- Appendix K Actinometer observations -- Appendix L Table of elevations.
Wood, C.A. Vertebrate zoology, page 390