Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... chief requisite in measuring base- lines is such a measure , bar , rod , or chain as shall have fewest of those qualities , and be least subject to those conditions in the use , which are the sources of errors of measurement ; and in ...
... chief requisite in measuring base- lines is such a measure , bar , rod , or chain as shall have fewest of those qualities , and be least subject to those conditions in the use , which are the sources of errors of measurement ; and in ...
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... of extraordinary labour . On the island of Foula , Colby , 66 the chief , " as his officers delighted to CHAPTER VII SURVEY OPERATIONS 1821-1825-THE IRISH SURVEY-DRUMMOND'S INVENTIONS-THE HELIOSTAT AND THE DRUMMOND LIGHT-
... of extraordinary labour . On the island of Foula , Colby , 66 the chief , " as his officers delighted to CHAPTER VII SURVEY OPERATIONS 1821-1825-THE IRISH SURVEY-DRUMMOND'S INVENTIONS-THE HELIOSTAT AND THE DRUMMOND LIGHT-
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John Ferguson McLennan. 66 the chief , " as his officers delighted to call him , ex- perienced a sharp inflammatory attack , and had to send to Lerwick , on the east coast of Shetland , for leeches . His sufferings in the interval are ...
John Ferguson McLennan. 66 the chief , " as his officers delighted to call him , ex- perienced a sharp inflammatory attack , and had to send to Lerwick , on the east coast of Shetland , for leeches . His sufferings in the interval are ...
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... chief was anxious that this sur- vey should be more perfect than any yet executed , and particularly desirous to obtain improved means of over- coming the difficulties of observation which , it was anticipated , would be encountered in ...
... chief was anxious that this sur- vey should be more perfect than any yet executed , and particularly desirous to obtain improved means of over- coming the difficulties of observation which , it was anticipated , would be encountered in ...
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... . " He gives the whole credit to " the chief , ” and has none for the projector and creator of the The Larcom Memoir , p . 6 . meteorological department . In a parliamentary sense , it is 80 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
... . " He gives the whole credit to " the chief , ” and has none for the projector and creator of the The Larcom Memoir , p . 6 . meteorological department . In a parliamentary sense , it is 80 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
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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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