The Quarterly Review, Volume 145John Murray, 1877 - English literature |
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Page 395
... officers , and destroy their confidence ; that its claims tend to produce bookworms rather than smart officers ; that , to be a successful officer and ensure rapid promotion , pro- ficiency in mathematics is a better recommendation than ...
... officers , and destroy their confidence ; that its claims tend to produce bookworms rather than smart officers ; that , to be a successful officer and ensure rapid promotion , pro- ficiency in mathematics is a better recommendation than ...
Page 406
... officers should be highly educated to perform the duties of naval engineers and hold the rank of commissioned officers , it is , we agree with Admiral Key's Committee , equally desirable that they should be , in all respects , ' fitted ...
... officers should be highly educated to perform the duties of naval engineers and hold the rank of commissioned officers , it is , we agree with Admiral Key's Committee , equally desirable that they should be , in all respects , ' fitted ...
Page 413
... officers to go to Greenwich . Provision was made for five captains , twenty commanders , and fifty lieutenants ; but nothing like that number have availed themselves of the privileges offered them . In 1876 , as Admiral Fanshawe reports ...
... officers to go to Greenwich . Provision was made for five captains , twenty commanders , and fifty lieutenants ; but nothing like that number have availed themselves of the privileges offered them . In 1876 , as Admiral Fanshawe reports ...
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CONTENTS | 1 |
nightly Review November 1 1877 | 35 |
Mycena a Narrative of Researches and Discoveries | 62 |
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