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 15
... at once of the boy's objects , and of the circumstances of the family . Sometimes the taste for " making things " could not be indulged for want of money to get the raw material of his manufactures , little as its cost.
... at once of the boy's objects , and of the circumstances of the family . Sometimes the taste for " making things " could not be indulged for want of money to get the raw material of his manufactures , little as its cost.
Page 24
... object of his inclinations having be- come definite , desire changed to aversion . The system , from the first intolerable , soon became hateful . More- over , he was now in a position to understand the nature of the career he had ...
... object of his inclinations having be- come definite , desire changed to aversion . The system , from the first intolerable , soon became hateful . More- over , he was now in a position to understand the nature of the career he had ...
Page 48
... object is fixed upon , which is considerably farther from either end of the base than the length of the base - line . Theodolites , with delicately graduated circles , capable of measuring angles to an extreme nicety , are then placed ...
... object is fixed upon , which is considerably farther from either end of the base than the length of the base - line . Theodolites , with delicately graduated circles , capable of measuring angles to an extreme nicety , are then placed ...
Page 49
... object which has been fixed upon , the instruments are clamped , and the angles through which the telescopes have been turned are read off on the graduated circles . The angles are thus ascertained , which lines , drawn to the object ...
... object which has been fixed upon , the instruments are clamped , and the angles through which the telescopes have been turned are read off on the graduated circles . The angles are thus ascertained , which lines , drawn to the object ...
Page 56
... objects upon some of the principal mountains , and select those which , from their position and circumstances , should be pre- ferred for future encampments . That particular season of the year was usually taken for the purpose ...
... objects upon some of the principal mountains , and select those which , from their position and circumstances , should be pre- ferred for future encampments . That particular season of the year was usually taken for the purpose ...
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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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