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 26
John Ferguson McLennan. 66 found secret . The desire to be discharged seems to have been epidemic in the Academy . He mentions several by name as affected by it , his friend Jackson being one of them . means to make no pro- gress in his ...
John Ferguson McLennan. 66 found secret . The desire to be discharged seems to have been epidemic in the Academy . He mentions several by name as affected by it , his friend Jackson being one of them . means to make no pro- gress in his ...
Page 36
... seems to have been unaware that human discernment could go so far or so swiftly , and disposed to ascribe his success in some measure to the introduc- tions he had received , and the friendships he had formed . We have seen him ...
... seems to have been unaware that human discernment could go so far or so swiftly , and disposed to ascribe his success in some measure to the introduc- tions he had received , and the friendships he had formed . We have seen him ...
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... seems to have been a pontoon , which he designed in the spring of 1818. There is a description of it in the Larcom Memoir , communicated by his friend , Captain , afterwards Lieutenant - Colonel 40 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
... seems to have been a pontoon , which he designed in the spring of 1818. There is a description of it in the Larcom Memoir , communicated by his friend , Captain , afterwards Lieutenant - Colonel 40 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
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... seems not to have occurred to put either the heliostat or light in use . But now , late as it was in the season , Colonel Colby determined that Drummond should ascend the mountain , and attempt to overcome the 74 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
... seems not to have occurred to put either the heliostat or light in use . But now , late as it was in the season , Colonel Colby determined that Drummond should ascend the mountain , and attempt to overcome the 74 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
Page 84
... pendulum was the next application of the fact , and seems to have been executed without the least knowledge of what Mr Graham had done before him . He secured the constancy of the distance between 84 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
... pendulum was the next application of the fact , and seems to have been executed without the least knowledge of what Mr Graham had done before him . He secured the constancy of the distance between 84 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
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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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