Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... fact that a high opinion of his design was entertained by his friend Colonel Reid , a man of great ingenuity . " If the plan is not approved , " says Drummond , " I may safely say it will not be laughed at . Whatever , then , may be the ...
... fact that a high opinion of his design was entertained by his friend Colonel Reid , a man of great ingenuity . " If the plan is not approved , " says Drummond , " I may safely say it will not be laughed at . Whatever , then , may be the ...
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... fact is , his talents were so great , and his cultivation so general ; his sense so sound and manly , and his sympathies so warm and generous ; he combined high intellectual with the best personal qualities , and , being an inde ...
... fact is , his talents were so great , and his cultivation so general ; his sense so sound and manly , and his sympathies so warm and generous ; he combined high intellectual with the best personal qualities , and , being an inde ...
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... fact , that the first survey conducted in Great Britain had its origin , not in the interests of science and peace , but in the conditions of public safety and the purposes of war . It was begun shortly after the Rebellion of 1745 , in ...
... fact , that the first survey conducted in Great Britain had its origin , not in the interests of science and peace , but in the conditions of public safety and the purposes of war . It was begun shortly after the Rebellion of 1745 , in ...
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... facts which must have afterwards become com- mon - place to him . " Tuesday , 29th June . - Captain Colby took Robe ( Lieu- tenant ) and a small party of the men on a station - hunt , ' or pedestrian excursion , to explore the country ...
... facts which must have afterwards become com- mon - place to him . " Tuesday , 29th June . - Captain Colby took Robe ( Lieu- tenant ) and a small party of the men on a station - hunt , ' or pedestrian excursion , to explore the country ...
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... fact is mentioned in two letters , belonging to this year , which have been preserved , but in neither of them is it stated what district was explored . The trigonometrical season was cold and wet , and though it lasted till the 14th of ...
... fact is mentioned in two letters , belonging to this year , which have been preserved , but in neither of them is it stated what district was explored . The trigonometrical season was cold and wet , and though it lasted till the 14th of ...
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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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