Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... common ancestor of these families was Thomas , the fourth son of Sir Malcolm Drummond of Cargill and Stobhall , " Lord of that Ilk , " who , in 1445 , succeeded as chief of the house of Drummond to the vast estates which then belonged ...
... common ancestor of these families was Thomas , the fourth son of Sir Malcolm Drummond of Cargill and Stobhall , " Lord of that Ilk , " who , in 1445 , succeeded as chief of the house of Drummond to the vast estates which then belonged ...
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... common , and are often thought qualifica- tions , which I most earnestly wish you to avoid . I have in view , chiefly at present , swearing , taking the name of God in vain , and impure and improper discourse . These , I trust , you ...
... common , and are often thought qualifica- tions , which I most earnestly wish you to avoid . I have in view , chiefly at present , swearing , taking the name of God in vain , and impure and improper discourse . These , I trust , you ...
Page 68
... common Argand lamp . " With this object in view , I at first endeavoured to make use of the more brilliant pyrotechnical preparations ; then phos- phorus burning in oxygen , with a contrivance to carry off the fumes of phosphoric acid ...
... common Argand lamp . " With this object in view , I at first endeavoured to make use of the more brilliant pyrotechnical preparations ; then phos- phorus burning in oxygen , with a contrivance to carry off the fumes of phosphoric acid ...
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... common Argand burner and parabolic reflector of a British lighthouse were first exhibited , the room being darkened , and with considerable effect . Fresnel's superb lamp was next disclosed , at whose superior effect the other seemed to ...
... common Argand burner and parabolic reflector of a British lighthouse were first exhibited , the room being darkened , and with considerable effect . Fresnel's superb lamp was next disclosed , at whose superior effect the other seemed to ...
Page 82
... common point - fixer using a mea- suring - tape and mason's level . This was done at Cnocanafrion , in Waterford , which was thus observed from Bartrigaum , in Kerry , a distance of more than ninety miles . The instrument was rendered ...
... common point - fixer using a mea- suring - tape and mason's level . This was done at Cnocanafrion , in Waterford , which was thus observed from Bartrigaum , in Kerry , a distance of more than ninety miles . The instrument was rendered ...
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Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E. , F. R. A. S. , Under Secretary to the Lord ... John Ferguson McLennan No preview available - 2020 |
Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E., F. R. A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord ... John F. M'lennan No preview available - 2016 |
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