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 7
... greatest enjoyment in the day was a walk with our mother , I getting her one
hand and Tommy the other . The rest of us were all fond of gardening
amusements . As for Tommy , his pleasures lay in carpentering and mechanical
contrivances .
... greatest enjoyment in the day was a walk with our mother , I getting her one
hand and Tommy the other . The rest of us were all fond of gardening
amusements . As for Tommy , his pleasures lay in carpentering and mechanical
contrivances .
Page 19
... immediately on landing from the packet which had brought him from Scotland ,
alone , and with his letter of summons in his hand , he presented himself at the
barracks , the porter rebuffed him with the chilling information , “ You are too late .
... immediately on landing from the packet which had brought him from Scotland ,
alone , and with his letter of summons in his hand , he presented himself at the
barracks , the porter rebuffed him with the chilling information , “ You are too late .
Page 43
... wishing by activity to restore himself to his officer ' s good opinion , got
suddenly up to assist in making fast to the buoy ; in an instant the pier upset ; all
hands were immersed in the water , and the man who had caused the accident ,
being on ...
... wishing by activity to restore himself to his officer ' s good opinion , got
suddenly up to assist in making fast to the buoy ; in an instant the pier upset ; all
hands were immersed in the water , and the man who had caused the accident ,
being on ...
Page 50
A sufficiently distinct notion has now , it is hoped , been conveyed of the sort of
operations in which the Ordnance Survey engineers were engaged — the
measuring of base lines on the one hand , and the work of triangulation on the
other .
A sufficiently distinct notion has now , it is hoped , been conveyed of the sort of
operations in which the Ordnance Survey engineers were engaged — the
measuring of base lines on the one hand , and the work of triangulation on the
other .
Page 52
On the other hand , the chain , while it possessed many good qualities , was
attended by not inconsiderable difficulties in the use . The base , however , was
as carefully measured as with the instruments it could be , everything being done
to ...
On the other hand , the chain , while it possessed many good qualities , was
attended by not inconsiderable difficulties in the use . The base , however , was
as carefully measured as with the instruments it could be , everything being done
to ...
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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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