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The Commercial Products of India Being An Abridgment of The Dictionary of "The Economic Products of India"

by George Watt
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9788121274661
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
  • Publisher Imprint: Gyan Publishing House
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  • Pages: 1201
  • Original Price: INR 6000.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 3372 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): N/A

In this book, the author delves into "The Commercial Products of India," which serves as a condensed version of "The Dictionary of the Economic Products of India." The author explains that efforts were made to present trade statistics using English weights and measures, occasionally providing rupee values along with equivalents in pounds sterling (18.4d. to the rupee). Notably, due to the unavailability of official returns beyond 1905-6 during the press order, the book primarily focuses on trade positions in that period.

Sir George Watt (1851–1930), a Scottish physician and botanist, made significant contributions to Indian economic botany as the "Reporter." His taxonomic study on Indian Primulas during this period demonstrated his botanical prowess. In 1908, he published the condensed volume "Commercial Products of India." Recognized for his remarkable work, Watt received the Daniel Hanbury Gold medal in 1901, knighthood in the 1903 Durbar Honours, and various prestigious titles. Several plant species, including Rhododendron wattii and Iris wattii, bear his name in honor of his botanical legacy.

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