 Scott, that at some barometrical stations the atmospheric wave caused by the eruption was still to be traced until about 122 hours after its origin, and that it must have travelled more than three times round the entire circuit of the earth, shows how...  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Page 435by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1884Full view - About this book
 | 1889 - 434 pages
...Lockyer, Mr. RH Scott, General Strachey and Mr. GJ Symons, with power to add to their number, be appointed to collect the various accounts of the volcanic eruption...their preservation and promote their usefulness." The THE QUARTERLY. I I & 4) •= committee inserted a letter in The Times and other periodicals, inviting... | |
 | Aden Meinel, Marjorie Meinel - 1991 - 206 pages
...resolution "that a committee ... be appointed to collect the various accounts of the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and attendant phenomena, in such form as shall best provide for their presentation, and promote their usefulness." This volume not only summarized the worldwide events that... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1885 - 650 pages
...various other learned Societies, and have led to much interesting discussion. The fact, as pointed out by General Strachey and Mr. Scott, that at some barometrical...preservation and promote their usefulness, and a sum of too/, in all has been granted from the Donation Fund to defray the expenses of the Committee. Л Committee... | |
 | Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) - 1888 - 388 pages
...Society on January 17th, 1884, " to collect the various accounts of the volcanic eruption at Krakatn~ . and attendant phenomena, in such form as shall best...their preservation and promote their usefulness," has just been published. It is a volume of 510 pages (royal 4to), with 45 coloured and other Plates.... | |
 | 1900 - 660 pages
...committee for the purpose of collecting the various accounts of the volcanic eruption at Krakiitna and attendant phenomena, in such form as shall best...for their preservation and promote their usefulness. The committee invite the communication of authenticated facts respecting the fall of pumice and of... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1885 - 958 pages
...1884. » The council of the Royal Society (London) appointed a committee for the purpose of collecting the various accounts of the volcanic eruption at Krakatoa, and attendant phenomena. Under date of February 12, 1884, the chairman, GJ Symous, published a letter inviting authenticated... | |
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