Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... was a Hungarian , of the royal house of Hungary , and an attendant on Edgar
Atheling , when , um in his flight from England , stress of weather obliged.
... was a Hungarian , of the royal house of Hungary , and an attendant on Edgar
Atheling , when , um in his flight from England , stress of weather obliged.
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in his flight from England , stress of weather obliged him to take refuge in the Firth
of Forth . King Malcolm , who was then living at Dunfermline , kindly received the
royal fugitives ; to Maurice he showed especial favour , and ultimately induced ...
in his flight from England , stress of weather obliged him to take refuge in the Firth
of Forth . King Malcolm , who was then living at Dunfermline , kindly received the
royal fugitives ; to Maurice he showed especial favour , and ultimately induced ...
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This arc it was proposed , with the assistance of the British geodesists , to
terminate at Yarmouth . On the other hand , it was proposed that ass the
meridional line which had been traced through England THE ORDNANCE
SURVEY . 53.
This arc it was proposed , with the assistance of the British geodesists , to
terminate at Yarmouth . On the other hand , it was proposed that ass the
meridional line which had been traced through England THE ORDNANCE
SURVEY . 53.
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ass the meridional line which had been traced through England should be
followed northwards through Scotland to the Shetland Islands . On this being
done , the French and English arcs together would stretch over upwards of 20° .
ass the meridional line which had been traced through England should be
followed northwards through Scotland to the Shetland Islands . On this being
done , the French and English arcs together would stretch over upwards of 20° .
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Whether he went out in the trigonometrical operations of that year does not
appear ; in the following and several succeeding years he was actively employed
on the great triangulation , in Scotland and England first , and afterwards in
Ireland .
Whether he went out in the trigonometrical operations of that year does not
appear ; in the following and several succeeding years he was actively employed
on the great triangulation , in Scotland and England first , and afterwards in
Ireland .
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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 | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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