Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... known all this before I came , had I only had a trial of this place ! me as soon as you can , and tell me what to do . write to Mr Aitchison , entreating him to apply to General Hope to get me my discharge ? O that I was only in ...
... known all this before I came , had I only had a trial of this place ! me as soon as you can , and tell me what to do . write to Mr Aitchison , entreating him to apply to General Hope to get me my discharge ? O that I was only in ...
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... diligence while he read with me , and I was very sorry that his studies were rather prematurely interrupted by his being so suddenly called off . " that he has known Dr Romney Robinson , the astro- 44 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
... diligence while he read with me , and I was very sorry that his studies were rather prematurely interrupted by his being so suddenly called off . " that he has known Dr Romney Robinson , the astro- 44 MEMOIR OF THOMAS DRUMMOND .
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John Ferguson McLennan. that he has known Dr Romney Robinson , the astro- nomer of the Armagh Observatory , to break into censure of Drummond for " deserting science , " as he called it ; ending by the reflection , that if his poor ...
John Ferguson McLennan. that he has known Dr Romney Robinson , the astro- nomer of the Armagh Observatory , to break into censure of Drummond for " deserting science , " as he called it ; ending by the reflection , that if his poor ...
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... known , these other distances admit at once of being reduced to yards , feet , and inches . But any error in measuring the base must enter into all of them . For convenience in measuring any large tract of country - in other words , in ...
... known , these other distances admit at once of being reduced to yards , feet , and inches . But any error in measuring the base must enter into all of them . For convenience in measuring any large tract of country - in other words , in ...
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... known . Its distance from either end of the base can thus be ascertained by computation , and made available as a new and larger base . " Thus , " says Sir John Herschel , in a paper in which this subject is handled with his usual ...
... known . Its distance from either end of the base can thus be ascertained by computation , and made available as a new and larger base . " Thus , " says Sir John Herschel , in a paper in which this subject is handled with his usual ...
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