Through Asia Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Through Asia Vol. 1<br><br>In making these measurements I used only a compass and a base-line. The latter varied from 200 (656 feet) to 400 (1312% feet) metres and was in every case accurately measured with the metre-measure. After measuring my base-line I carefully noted the time it took the caravan properly laden and travelling at its ordinary average pace to traverse it from the one end to'' the other; at the same time I was scrupulous to make all due allowance for the inclination of the ground and other inequalities of the surface.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.