Captain William Jacob of the Bombay Artillery compiles a semaphore signalling dictionary based on the system of Lieut Colonel Charles William Pasley - the Bombay Government award him 3,000 rupees.
Extract of a letter from Captain John Jopp, Deputy Surveyor General, Bombay, to the Surveyor General of India, regarding the progress made in mapping the Deccan.
Cotton and tobacco cultivation in the United States of America
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[pp 1-4] Remarks on the culture of cotton in the United States of America. [pp 5-10] Paper on the culture of tobacco in Virginia. [pp 13-17] Statement of the best method of cultivating New Orleans cotton. [pp 21-28] Extract from Captain Hall's Travels in North America, describing the metho...