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Page 98
Encouraging his officers , as Major Colby always did , to pursue these inquiries ,
and taking the greatest interest in the results of their efforts , he did not himself
remain idle ; and though from his apparently careless manner they scarcely
looked ...
Encouraging his officers , as Major Colby always did , to pursue these inquiries ,
and taking the greatest interest in the results of their efforts , he did not himself
remain idle ; and though from his apparently careless manner they scarcely
looked ...
Page 107
Not having a single paper or document of any kind to refer to , I must answer your
questions about the Irish base - line rather from the impression which some
previous inquiry has left upon my mind , than from any very distinct recollection of
the ...
Not having a single paper or document of any kind to refer to , I must answer your
questions about the Irish base - line rather from the impression which some
previous inquiry has left upon my mind , than from any very distinct recollection of
the ...
Page 111
At present I am engaged making some inquiries for Government , which occupy
my whole time ; but I assure you that you do me a favour by affording me any
opportunity of showing , though in a very humble way , the grateful sense I
entertain ...
At present I am engaged making some inquiries for Government , which occupy
my whole time ; but I assure you that you do me a favour by affording me any
opportunity of showing , though in a very humble way , the grateful sense I
entertain ...
Page 125
The superior brilliancy of the light being thus established , the only point for
farther inquiry was the expense of its production . The result of Mr Drummond ' s
inquiries on this point are set forth in his paper , and are unfavourable to his light .
The superior brilliancy of the light being thus established , the only point for
farther inquiry was the expense of its production . The result of Mr Drummond ' s
inquiries on this point are set forth in his paper , and are unfavourable to his light .
Page 126
It was but for a sbort time that Mr Drummond was free to prosecute such inquiries
. He was engaged in them up to the spring of 1831. In a letter to his mother ,
dated February 22 , 1831 , he writes : “ Truly this same light gives no small
trouble ...
It was but for a sbort time that Mr Drummond was free to prosecute such inquiries
. He was engaged in them up to the spring of 1831. In a letter to his mother ,
dated February 22 , 1831 , he writes : “ Truly this same light gives no small
trouble ...
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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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