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 43
... passed through the arch in safety , when the man who had previously shown apprehension , wishing by activity to restore himself to his officer's good opinion , got suddenly up to assist in making fast to the buoy ; in an instant the ...
... passed through the arch in safety , when the man who had previously shown apprehension , wishing by activity to restore himself to his officer's good opinion , got suddenly up to assist in making fast to the buoy ; in an instant the ...
Page 66
... passed unimproved . He had attended the chemistry classes in the Uni- versity of Edinburgh . In London he resumed the study under Professors Brande and Faraday , whose morning lectures at the Royal Institution he for some time ...
... passed unimproved . He had attended the chemistry classes in the Uni- versity of Edinburgh . In London he resumed the study under Professors Brande and Faraday , whose morning lectures at the Royal Institution he for some time ...
Page 75
... passed , and the observer had quitted the telescope , when the sentry cried , The light ! ' and the light indeed burst into view , a steady blaze of surpassing splendour , which completely effaced the much nearer guiding beacon . It is ...
... passed , and the observer had quitted the telescope , when the sentry cried , The light ! ' and the light indeed burst into view , a steady blaze of surpassing splendour , which completely effaced the much nearer guiding beacon . It is ...
Page 109
... passing over these , we of course resorted to every precaution we could devise to ensure accuracy ; all the intersections were made at once , and several times repeated ; and weights were placed so as to preserve each terminating point ...
... passing over these , we of course resorted to every precaution we could devise to ensure accuracy ; all the intersections were made at once , and several times repeated ; and weights were placed so as to preserve each terminating point ...
Page 115
... passed before he was able to return to his mother's house . Miss Drummond's recollection is , that the name of these hospitable people was Mac Causland . She adds , " He was about a fortnight with us before he was able to go out just a ...
... passed before he was able to return to his mother's house . Miss Drummond's recollection is , that the name of these hospitable people was Mac Causland . She adds , " He was about a fortnight with us before he was able to go out just a ...
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