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Title
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James Gastrell Eardley (1819–1894) and Henry F. Blanford (1834–1893) Report on the Calcutta Cyclone of the 5th October 1864
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Description
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On 5th October 1864, a devastating cyclone destroyed the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) claiming about 50,000 lives. In this report, Gastrell Eardley and Blanford attempted to trace its development through observations from ships and atmospheric pressure data gathered from often unreliable private letters and published accounts as visualised in this table. India was perceived as a perfect observatory of extreme but simplified weather and featured prominently in British meteorology, serving the Empire’s pursuit of ‘universal’ scientific knowledge.
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Identifier
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DSSqs Gas
A Thousand Words for Weather
