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Page ix
... principal of a Theological College there . He was brought up in Christchurch ( New Zealand ) of which his father was later Dean . At the age of 16 Carrington was admitted to the Royal Military College of Australia and for 10 years was a ...
... principal of a Theological College there . He was brought up in Christchurch ( New Zealand ) of which his father was later Dean . At the age of 16 Carrington was admitted to the Royal Military College of Australia and for 10 years was a ...
Page xxxiii
... principal reason for the extreme length of the deck . There were four guns on each side . On the same level as the quarter - deck was the deck of the forecastle , on which three anchors were always in readiness . On the gun - deck the ...
... principal reason for the extreme length of the deck . There were four guns on each side . On the same level as the quarter - deck was the deck of the forecastle , on which three anchors were always in readiness . On the gun - deck the ...
Page 264
... principal librarian at the British Museum . Always interested in magnetic research , his attention was directed to the mariner's compass . His papers read before the Royal Society in 1750 , in which he examined all the principal makes ...
... principal librarian at the British Museum . Always interested in magnetic research , his attention was directed to the mariner's compass . His papers read before the Royal Society in 1750 , in which he examined all the principal makes ...
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