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A Manual of Surveying for India: Detailing the Mode of Operations on the Revenue Surveys in Bengal and the North-Western Provinces (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Officers and Privates of the Army, in the several branches of practical science, has given an additional impetus to the undertaking, and the compilation now offered to the public has been prepared with these views, as well as for practical men generally.
The arrangement of the work is con sequently in the first two parts elementary, the materials for which have, of necessity, been for the most part extracted from various Authorities, chiefly from the well-known and most useful works of Mr. Simms, the Civil Engineer, and late Consulting Engineer to the Government of India, On Mathematical Instru ments and On Levelling From Heather's Trea tise on Mathematical Instruments, J ackson's and F rome's Surveying, Adam's Geographical Essays, -&c. &c., full extracts have been also made, and the acknowledgments of the Compilers are here duly recorded for the same, as well as to those authors from whose works extracts have been made as quoted in the Text. In the remaining Parts of the Book, it has been the aim, to render the information generally useful, not only to the Professional Sur veyor, but to the Traveller and the Explorer of neighbouring countries, the Quarter Master General's Department, and for Revenue Officers, and Civil Authorities of Districts, where professional assistance cannot be obtained, and every Collector must be his own Surveyor.
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- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 0282661085
- ISBN 13 9780282661083
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages822
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a thorough examination of the methods and applications of land surveying, focusing on techniques used for revenue surveys in Bengal and the North-Western Provinces in India during the British period. The author draws from a wide range of sources, including original documents and the works of prominent surveyors of the time. The result is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of surveying as employed by the British administration in India. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the basic principles of geometry and trigonometry to the use of specialized instruments and the methods of conducting surveys in both urban and rural areas. It also examines the role of surveying in the assessment and collection of land revenue, a crucial aspect of British rule in India. The insights provided in this book offer a valuable contribution to our understanding of land surveying and its role in the administration and governance of colonial India. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282661083_0
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