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
... evidences of his success , some excellent specimens of bookbinding done by him when about ten years of age , half - calfs and moroccos , finished to the very gildings on the backs . A well- made writing - desk attested his skill as a ...
... evidences of his success , some excellent specimens of bookbinding done by him when about ten years of age , half - calfs and moroccos , finished to the very gildings on the backs . A well- made writing - desk attested his skill as a ...
Page 31
... evidence , and precision , along with you ; and that , though your progress should even be slow in this sure path , you will , in fact , advance much faster than when you are obliged to turn back and to resume your former labours . I ...
... evidence , and precision , along with you ; and that , though your progress should even be slow in this sure path , you will , in fact , advance much faster than when you are obliged to turn back and to resume your former labours . I ...
Page 98
... evidence of official documents . The invention of the bars is indirectly ascribed to Colby , by a reference in the preface to the reasons by which he was induced to devise a new measuring apparatus . The earliest recorded experiments ...
... evidence of official documents . The invention of the bars is indirectly ascribed to Colby , by a reference in the preface to the reasons by which he was induced to devise a new measuring apparatus . The earliest recorded experiments ...
Page 102
... evidence of a much more precise and satisfactory character being adduced . Such evidence was after a time furnished by General Larcom . It appears that the bills of Troughton and Simms have been preserved in the Ordnance Survey Office ...
... evidence of a much more precise and satisfactory character being adduced . Such evidence was after a time furnished by General Larcom . It appears that the bills of Troughton and Simms have been preserved in the Ordnance Survey Office ...
Page 104
... evidence of Larcom and Dawson , who had per- -sonal knowledge of the whole matter , must be accepted as conclusive . It is supported by the bills of Troughton and Simms , and by proof of the authorship of the bars having been claimed ...
... evidence of Larcom and Dawson , who had per- -sonal knowledge of the whole matter , must be accepted as conclusive . It is supported by the bills of Troughton and Simms , and by proof of the authorship of the bars having been claimed ...
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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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