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Historical Publications

This table lists the historical publications published by the Hong Kong Observatory.
No. Title Author Year
1a Instructions for making meteorological observations prepared for use in China W. Doberck 1883
1 The Typhoon of 10-11 September 1884 (Appendix G to Observations and Researches made at the Hongkong Observatory in 1884) --- 1884
2 Report of the great storm of 29-30 May 1889 --- 1889
3 Law of storms (first edition & second edition) W. Doberck 1898 & 
1904
4 Catalogue of right-ascensions of 2120 southern stars for the epoch 1900 from observations made at the Hongkong Observatory during the years 1898 to 1904 (Appendix to Observations made at the Hongkong Observatory in 1903) W. Doberck 1905
5 Fogs on the coast of China - Appendix to Meteorological Observations made at the Hongkong Observatory in 1905 F.G. Figg 1906
6 Report on the time service T.F. Claxton 1914
7 Further experiments with the electric sidereal clock T.F. Claxton 1916
8 The winds of Hong Kong T.F. Claxton 1921
9 Maps showing the mean atmospheric pressure and wind direction and force over the China Sea for each month of the year --- 1925
10 Non-local storm signal code recommended for use in the Far East at a Conference of Directors of Far Eastern Weather Services held at Hong Kong in the year 1930 --- 1930
10a Conference of Directors of Far Eastern Weather Services Hong Kong, 1930 --- 1930
11 The climate of Hong Kong (1884 - 1929) (Appendix to Hongkong Observations 1931) T.F. Claxton 1931
12 Isotyphs (Showing the prevalence of typhoons in different regions of the Far East for each month of the year 1884 - 1930) T.F. Claxton 1932
13 The upper winds of Hong Kong C.W. Jeffries & G.S.P. Heywood 1933
14 Meteorological information for aviation purposes --- 1935
15 Hong Kong Storm Signals (The local and non-local codes with notes on their history and significance, and map of the Far East) --- 1938
16 The law of storms in the China Sea (Appendix III to Hong Kong Meteorological Results 1937) C.W. Jeffries & G.S.P. Heywood 1938
17 The Typhoons of 16-17 August 1936 and 1-2 September 1937 (Appendix II to Hong Kong Meteorological Results 1937) C. W. Jeffries 1937
18 The Typhoon of 29 April to 4 May 1938 (Appendix B to Hong Kong Meteorological Results 1938) --- 1938
19 Meteorological records and climatological notes 1884 - 1938 (Appendix to Hong Kong Meteorological Results 1938) C.W. Jeffries 1939
20 The Typhoon of 17-25 November 1939 (Appendix B to Hong Kong Meteorological Results 1939) --- 1939
21 A brief general history of Royal Observatory L. Starbuck 1951
22 An Introduction To Typhoons - An Unfinished Manuscript G.J. Bell 1981