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
... increasing . But before it came , there had been enough of frugality and carefulness in the household ; and in the recollection of his early home we may see a source of the great tenderness with which BIRTH , PARENTAGE , AND EARLY ...
... increasing . But before it came , there had been enough of frugality and carefulness in the household ; and in the recollection of his early home we may see a source of the great tenderness with which BIRTH , PARENTAGE , AND EARLY ...
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... increases . By this time he has repeatedly visited the Harts at Brixton , and been most kindly entertained . They are obviously great friends of the family ; press him to spend his vacation with them ; and then , that being declined ...
... increases . By this time he has repeatedly visited the Harts at Brixton , and been most kindly entertained . They are obviously great friends of the family ; press him to spend his vacation with them ; and then , that being declined ...
Page 35
... increased stimulus to his exertions , and may perhaps be considered the foundation - stone of his future scientific fame . After leaving the academy , he still continued his intercourse with his mathematical masters , with whom he ...
... increased stimulus to his exertions , and may perhaps be considered the foundation - stone of his future scientific fame . After leaving the academy , he still continued his intercourse with his mathematical masters , with whom he ...
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... increase with the number of times that the measure must be applied to the base to go over its length ; and that if the measure expands with heat and contracts with cold , or expands with moisture and contracts with dryness , like a rod ...
... increase with the number of times that the measure must be applied to the base to go over its length ; and that if the measure expands with heat and contracts with cold , or expands with moisture and contracts with dryness , like a rod ...
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... increase in magnitude , the means of making distant points steadily and distinctly visible are next in practical importance to the excel- lence of the instruments for measuring angles . It will be seen hereafter that Mr Drummond made ...
... increase in magnitude , the means of making distant points steadily and distinctly visible are next in practical importance to the excel- lence of the instruments for measuring angles . It will be seen hereafter that Mr Drummond made ...
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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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