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 53
... interest being taken at the time in the question , Whether the length of a degree increased in approaching the equator ? The direction of the meridian had subsequently been traced far northwards , and in 1811 it was determined to ...
... interest being taken at the time in the question , Whether the length of a degree increased in approaching the equator ? The direction of the meridian had subsequently been traced far northwards , and in 1811 it was determined to ...
Page 65
... interests . He had thrown his heart into it , and eagerly cultivated all those branches of knowledge which bore on its necessities . He betook himself with renewed energy to the study of the higher mathematics . He became devoted to ...
... interests . He had thrown his heart into it , and eagerly cultivated all those branches of knowledge which bore on its necessities . He betook himself with renewed energy to the study of the higher mathematics . He became devoted to ...
Page 77
... interest and please you . I have only to inform you now that the distance in a straight line between the two places is about 67 miles . I had a letter from the colonel to - day in London , very anxious to know the result of our labours ...
... interest and please you . I have only to inform you now that the distance in a straight line between the two places is about 67 miles . I had a letter from the colonel to - day in London , very anxious to know the result of our labours ...
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... interests of science . The topographical department grew in importance as the work of the Sur- vey proceeded . It owed most in the course of its development to General Larcom , who possessed special qualifications for advancing this ...
... interests of science . The topographical department grew in importance as the work of the Sur- vey proceeded . It owed most in the course of its development to General Larcom , who possessed special qualifications for advancing this ...
Page 98
... interest in the results of their efforts , he did not himself remain idle ; and though from his ap- parently careless manner they scarcely looked upon him as a rival , the master soon proved that in the race of invention he was able to ...
... interest in the results of their efforts , he did not himself remain idle ; and though from his ap- parently careless manner they scarcely looked upon him as a rival , the master soon proved that in the race of invention he was able to ...
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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 |
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