Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 60
A few days favourable for observation now enabled them to complete their
observations on Corrie Habbie . So clear was the sky at this time , that one
evening after sunset they saw the pile on Ben Nevis distinctly through the
telescope , the ...
A few days favourable for observation now enabled them to complete their
observations on Corrie Habbie . So clear was the sky at this time , that one
evening after sunset they saw the pile on Ben Nevis distinctly through the
telescope , the ...
Page 74
While they were on this duty , Drummond , with his heliostat , light apparatus ,
and a complete observatory of meteorological and other philosophical
instruments , was encamped on Divis preparing the station for the great
theodolite . On the ...
While they were on this duty , Drummond , with his heliostat , light apparatus ,
and a complete observatory of meteorological and other philosophical
instruments , was encamped on Divis preparing the station for the great
theodolite . On the ...
Page 77
... my dear friend , on the complete success which has thus crowned your very
ingenious and laborious exertions for the good of the service . I trust they may
eventually prove as beneficial to yourself . I really feel sincere pleasure in making
you ...
... my dear friend , on the complete success which has thus crowned your very
ingenious and laborious exertions for the good of the service . I trust they may
eventually prove as beneficial to yourself . I really feel sincere pleasure in making
you ...
Page 89
To complete this general account of the measuring apparatus , it is necessary to
refer to the compensation microscopes , which are used along with the bars . A
great degree of accuracy in the measurement might have been attained without ...
To complete this general account of the measuring apparatus , it is necessary to
refer to the compensation microscopes , which are used along with the bars . A
great degree of accuracy in the measurement might have been attained without ...
Page 146
He , moreover , expressed his conviction , from the dilatory manner in which
information was being supplied to Parliament , that “ there was some party
desirous of preventing the complete investigation of the facts . ” These must have
been ...
He , moreover , expressed his conviction , from the dilatory manner in which
information was being supplied to Parliament , that “ there was some party
desirous of preventing the complete investigation of the facts . ” These must have
been ...
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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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