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 46
... proposed to give up a profession in which he was engaged . Apropos of this , Drummond proceeds : - " There are many instances of men embracing one profession and rising to eminence in another ; but I fear there is an essential ...
... proposed to give up a profession in which he was engaged . Apropos of this , Drummond proceeds : - " There are many instances of men embracing one profession and rising to eminence in another ; but I fear there is an essential ...
Page 51
... proposed was that the English should carry a similar series from Greenwich to Dover , when the two might be connected by observations from both sides of the channel . The scheme was approved of by George III . , and the English Survey ...
... proposed was that the English should carry a similar series from Greenwich to Dover , when the two might be connected by observations from both sides of the channel . The scheme was approved of by George III . , and the English Survey ...
Page 53
... proposed , with the assistance of the British geodesists , to terminate at Yarmouth . On the other hand , it was proposed that the meridional line which had been traced through England should THE ORDNANCE SURVEY . 53.
... proposed , with the assistance of the British geodesists , to terminate at Yarmouth . On the other hand , it was proposed that the meridional line which had been traced through England should THE ORDNANCE SURVEY . 53.
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... proposed by Major Colby , two bars of different metals were to be fastened together in the centre , ' & c . ] Having listened attentively to Major Colby's explanation of the principle of his proposed compensation mea- suring rods , I ...
... proposed by Major Colby , two bars of different metals were to be fastened together in the centre , ' & c . ] Having listened attentively to Major Colby's explanation of the principle of his proposed compensation mea- suring rods , I ...
Page 97
... proposed bars of our chief , " we have the following account , introduced by the statement , that on the Irish Survey being re- solved upon , Mr Drummond anxiously set himself to devising a new measuring apparatus . 66 The quarters , in ...
... proposed bars of our chief , " we have the following account , introduced by the statement , that on the Irish Survey being re- solved upon , Mr Drummond anxiously set himself to devising a new measuring apparatus . 66 The quarters , in ...
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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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