Thomas Drummond | |
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 c. 1838 by Henry William Pickersgill | |
| Born | 10 October 1797 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 15 April 1840 (aged 42) |
| Resting place | Ireland Mount Jerome Dublin |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | Cartography Drummond lamp |
| Spouse | Maria Kinnaird |
| Children | three daughters |
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Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840), from Edinburgh was a Scottish British Army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney.[1] It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
- ^ "Demonstrations 19 – Limelight". Leeds University. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2011.