Historical and Descriptive Account of British India...

according animal appears Asiatic astronomy atmosphere Bay of Bengal beautiful Bengal bird Bombay Calcutta called Cape Cape Comorin Captain Ceylon climate coast colour Coromandel Coromandel coast cotton ground degree district ditto Dr Wallich east elephant elevation Europe extending extremely fall feet frequently Ganges genus Ghauts gneiss granite ground heat height Himmaleh Hindoo Hindostan inches India Indian astronomy inhabitants island known land laterite latitude length Madras Malabar Malabar coast mean mentioned meridian miles monsoon months motions mountains Mysore natives nature nearly Nepaul night north-east northern northward observed occur pass Peninsula plants produced quantity rain range regions remarkable resembling river rocks saltpetre sandstone season ship shore side soil south-west monsoon southern southward species supposed Surya Siddhanta syenite tail temperature tion trees tribe vegetable vessel voyage weather whole winds yojans