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 10
One of those who interfered to check these practices was Mr Aitchison of
Drummore , a gentleman of great wealth , who had been an intimate friend and
admirer of “ the last Laird of Comrie , " and who continued to take an affectionate
interest ...
One of those who interfered to check these practices was Mr Aitchison of
Drummore , a gentleman of great wealth , who had been an intimate friend and
admirer of “ the last Laird of Comrie , " and who continued to take an affectionate
interest ...
Page 42
He was charged with the construction , for practice , of a bridge of casks , in the
rapid current of the Medway at Rochester Bridge , and having previously made
piers of the casks in the still water above the bridge , it was necessary to move
them ...
He was charged with the construction , for practice , of a bridge of casks , in the
rapid current of the Medway at Rochester Bridge , and having previously made
piers of the casks in the still water above the bridge , it was necessary to move
them ...
Page 57
Our first halting - place was to be Grantown , at a distance of twenty - four miles ,
and Captain Colby having , according to his usual practice , ascertained the
general direction by means of a pocket - compass and map , the whole party set
off ...
Our first halting - place was to be Grantown , at a distance of twenty - four miles ,
and Captain Colby having , according to his usual practice , ascertained the
general direction by means of a pocket - compass and map , the whole party set
off ...
Page 80
... and preserving them from injury amidst the mountain storms , obliged Colonel
Colby to abandon the use of some of them in subsequent stations , enough were
retained to add the skill of practice to the theoretical knowledge which had been ...
... and preserving them from injury amidst the mountain storms , obliged Colonel
Colby to abandon the use of some of them in subsequent stations , enough were
retained to add the skill of practice to the theoretical knowledge which had been ...
Page 81
This heliostat was very effective , but somewhat troublesome . It had been part of
the original plan to give it a divided circle by which its direction could be fixed ;
but this was not done , so that in practice a theodolite had to be used in
connection ...
This heliostat was very effective , but somewhat troublesome . It had been part of
the original plan to give it a divided circle by which its direction could be fixed ;
but this was not done , so that in practice a theodolite had to be used in
connection ...
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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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