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... CHAPTER V. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS - STUDIES AT CHATHAM
- INVENTION OF A PONTOON DRUMMOND ENTERS AT LINCOLN'S INN -HE
JOINS COLONEL COLBY IN THE ORDNANCE SURVEY , 37-46 CHAPTER VI .
... CHAPTER V. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS - STUDIES AT CHATHAM
- INVENTION OF A PONTOON DRUMMOND ENTERS AT LINCOLN'S INN -HE
JOINS COLONEL COLBY IN THE ORDNANCE SURVEY , 37-46 CHAPTER VI .
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At this time he expected to have his own model finished within a week . By the
end of May he had finished both it and the memoir , been to London with them ,.
room . * Letter to Mrs Drummond , April 4 , 1818 . * Memoir of Colby , p . 63 .
At this time he expected to have his own model finished within a week . By the
end of May he had finished both it and the memoir , been to London with them ,.
room . * Letter to Mrs Drummond , April 4 , 1818 . * Memoir of Colby , p . 63 .
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Such , however , was not to be his career . In the autumn of 1819 he became
acquainted with Colonel Colby , when that officer was in Edinburgh on his return
after the summer operations of the Ordnance Survey in the Scottish Highlands .
Such , however , was not to be his career . In the autumn of 1819 he became
acquainted with Colonel Colby , when that officer was in Edinburgh on his return
after the summer operations of the Ordnance Survey in the Scottish Highlands .
Page 54
Captain , afterwards Colonel Colby , had by this time been long associated with
Colonel Mudge in the survey , and possessed all the qualifications necessary for
its delicate but arduous duties . By the year 1817 the triangulation had been ...
Captain , afterwards Colonel Colby , had by this time been long associated with
Colonel Mudge in the survey , and possessed all the qualifications necessary for
its delicate but arduous duties . By the year 1817 the triangulation had been ...
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It was the season of 1819 , from which Colby was just returning , when
Drummond became acquainted with him . As germane to my present purpose I
cannot refrain quoting here some extracts from this letter . In describing Colby's
life in one ...
It was the season of 1819 , from which Colby was just returning , when
Drummond became acquainted with him . As germane to my present purpose I
cannot refrain quoting here some extracts from this letter . In describing Colby's
life in one ...
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| Title | Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
| Author | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Publisher | Edmonston and Douglas, 1867 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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