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 60
... party made for Letterew on the northern shore of Loch Maree ; and having explored the country to the eastward , building piles upon the mountains which were best placed , they made for Loch Fannich , and thence to Beauly and Inverness ...
... party made for Letterew on the northern shore of Loch Maree ; and having explored the country to the eastward , building piles upon the mountains which were best placed , they made for Loch Fannich , and thence to Beauly and Inverness ...
Page 62
... party made observations from eleven stations , including those upon the two lone islands " of Faira and Foula , as they are called by Dawson in the letter already cited . The season was one of extraordinary labour . On the island of ...
... party made observations from eleven stations , including those upon the two lone islands " of Faira and Foula , as they are called by Dawson in the letter already cited . The season was one of extraordinary labour . On the island of ...
Page 63
... party of the Survey officers , to which Drummond was probably attached , were engaged in operations in England . Ten stations were visited by this party , and observations for azimuth made at two of them ; but in what district they were ...
... party of the Survey officers , to which Drummond was probably attached , were engaged in operations in England . Ten stations were visited by this party , and observations for azimuth made at two of them ; but in what district they were ...
Page 74
... party of observers on Divis were in camp as early as the date of marking Slieve Snaght . They continued there till the 26th October without being able to make the necessary observation . The mountain continued enveloped in a haze so ...
... party of observers on Divis were in camp as early as the date of marking Slieve Snaght . They continued there till the 26th October without being able to make the necessary observation . The mountain continued enveloped in a haze so ...
Page 75
... party of men to Slieve Snaght , and by calcu- lation succeeded so well in directing the axis of the reflector to the instrument on Divis , that the light was seen , and its first appearance will long be remembered by those who witnessed ...
... party of men to Slieve Snaght , and by calcu- lation succeeded so well in directing the axis of the reflector to the instrument on Divis , that the light was seen , and its first appearance will long be remembered by those who witnessed ...
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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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