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Schlagintweit, Hermann von; Schlagintweit, Adolf; Schlagintweit, Robert von
Results of a scientific mission to India and High Asia: undertaken between the years MDCCCLIV and MDCCCLVIII, by order of the court of directors of the hon. East India Company (Band 2): General hypsometry of India, the Himalaya, and Western Tibet, with sections across the chains of the Karakorúm and Kuenlúen: comprising, in addition to messrs. de Schlagintweit's determinations, the data collected from books, maps, and private communications — Leipzig, 1862

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METHOD OF OBSERVATION AND CALCULATION.

Hypsometric Observations.

Stations.

English

Scale.

French

Scale

Humidity.

Barom.

Air.

Barom.

Air.





Inches.

O

Millim.

O



A.

Mustak pass

14-989

38-3

380-7

3-5

38



B. Leh . .

19-720

61-0

500-9

16-1

59

Corresponding

C. Simla .

23-193

64-6

589-1

18-1

95

Stations

-

D. Massuri

23-591

64-2

599-2

17-9

93

Calculation.





Mustak Pass, calculated from





B. Leh.

C. Simla.

D. Massuri.

B. Leh.

C. Simla.

D. Massuri.



English Scale.

French Scale.



log corresponding station . . .

1-29491

1-36536

1 37275

2 69975

2-77019

2 77757



1-17577

1 17577

1-17577

2-58058

2-58058

2-58058



0-11914

0-18959

0-19698

011917

0-18961

0-19699



9 07606

9-27782

9 29442

9 07017

9-27786

9 29444

Sum of the temp, of the air = a

4-79717

4-79883

4 79865

4 79715

4-79883

4-79865

Sum . '. .

3 87323

4 07665

4-09307

3 87332

4-07669

4-09309

Correction for latitude = b . .

39

44

46

39

44

46

Correction for gravity = c . .

16

26

26

16

26

26

log h'............

3 87378

4-07735

4-09379

3-87387

4-07739

4-09381

h1 = approximate relative height

7,478

11,950

12,411

7,480

11,951

12,411

Increase depending on humidity

21

48

49

21

48

49

Uncorrected relative height . .

7,499

11,998

12,460

7,501

11,999

12,460

Correction for month.....

0

0

0

0

0

0

Correction for hour......

0

0

0

0

0

0

Correction for locality ....

0

0

0

0

0

0

Corrected relative height . . .

7,499

11,998

12,460

7,501

11,999

12,460

Height of corresponding station

11,532

7,057

6,590

11,532

7,057

6,590

Absolute height.......

19,031

19,055

19,050

19,035

19,056

19,050

The mean of these observations, combined with others which will be given Inter, gives as absolute



height for the Mustak pass: 19,019 feet.




 
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