Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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The 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 to ...
The 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 to ...
Page 32
There are many gross vices and faults , which , from their frequency , and the
disguises they put on , pass for trivial and common , and are often thought
qualifications , which I most earnestly wish you to avoid . I have in view , chiefly at
present ...
There are many gross vices and faults , which , from their frequency , and the
disguises they put on , pass for trivial and common , and are often thought
qualifications , which I most earnestly wish you to avoid . I have in view , chiefly at
present ...
Page 56
This was Dawson ' s first season on the mountain tops , and he made notes at the
time of facts which must have afterwards become common - place to him . “
Tuesday , 29th June . - Captain Colby took Robe ( Lieutenant ) and a small party
of ...
This was Dawson ' s first season on the mountain tops , and he made notes at the
time of facts which must have afterwards become common - place to him . “
Tuesday , 29th June . - Captain Colby took Robe ( Lieutenant ) and a small party
of ...
Page 68
... constructed , the properties of the simple parabolic reflector appeared to give it
a preference for the service of the Trigonometrical Survey , provided a more
powerful light could be substituted in its focus instead of the common Argand
lamp .
... constructed , the properties of the simple parabolic reflector appeared to give it
a preference for the service of the Trigonometrical Survey , provided a more
powerful light could be substituted in its focus instead of the common Argand
lamp .
Page 73
The 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 ...
The 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 ...
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