Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... FEELING EVOKED BY HIS DEATH - HIS CHARACTER , 424-435 APPENDIX . I. LETTER , SIR J. F. W. HERSCHEL TO MR DRUMMOND'S MOTHER , 12TH MAY 1840 , 437-442 · II . EARLY DISCOVERIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIME LIGHT , • · 442-444 • • III ...
... FEELING EVOKED BY HIS DEATH - HIS CHARACTER , 424-435 APPENDIX . I. LETTER , SIR J. F. W. HERSCHEL TO MR DRUMMOND'S MOTHER , 12TH MAY 1840 , 437-442 · II . EARLY DISCOVERIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIME LIGHT , • · 442-444 • • III ...
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... feelings . " The weather to - day , " he writes , “ is inexpressibly delightful , and the lofty moun- tains , deep valleys , mild and serene sky , and calm sea , combine to form scenes at once beautiful and sublime . " In a very ...
... feelings . " The weather to - day , " he writes , “ is inexpressibly delightful , and the lofty moun- tains , deep valleys , mild and serene sky , and calm sea , combine to form scenes at once beautiful and sublime . " In a very ...
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... few super- numeraries left . If Portugal don't help a little , pro- motion will be slow . " It is thus that , through class feeling , even the best of men are brought at times to 66 look upon war . When I return I shall WOOLWICH . 27.
... few super- numeraries left . If Portugal don't help a little , pro- motion will be slow . " It is thus that , through class feeling , even the best of men are brought at times to 66 look upon war . When I return I shall WOOLWICH . 27.
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... feeling that the Inspector- General was indifferent to the inventiveness of his officers . " When I was at the Engineer Office , a few days ago , I found Major Blanchard's model with his memoir , and a letter addressed to General Mann ...
... feeling that the Inspector- General was indifferent to the inventiveness of his officers . " When I was at the Engineer Office , a few days ago , I found Major Blanchard's model with his memoir , and a letter addressed to General Mann ...
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... feeling could spring up at Chatham , it must have grown in Edinburgh . And in the interval he had suffered various annoyances from those in authority , too slight to be recorded here , but which would tend to engender disgust at the ...
... feeling could spring up at Chatham , it must have grown in Edinburgh . And in the interval he had suffered various annoyances from those in authority , too slight to be recorded here , but which would tend to engender disgust at the ...
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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 |
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