| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1885 - 916 pages
...the following extract : — "(i) The Conference expresses the hope that as soon as may be practical the astronomical and nautical days will be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight. " (2) That east longitudes shall be counted as plus and west longitudes as minus. "The first of these... | |
| 1885 - 552 pages
...date of that meridian ; the hours to be counted successively from o to 24. In the sixth resolution, " The Conference expresses the hope that as soon as may be practicable the astronomical and nautical day will be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." This resolution, though anticipated, has... | |
| 1884 - 652 pages
...the civil day and date of that meridian ; and is to be counted from zero up to twentyfour hours." 6. "That the conference expresses the hope, that, as...be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." 7. " That the conference expresses the hope that the technical studies intended to regulate and extend... | |
| 1884 - 660 pages
...civil day and date of that meridian ; and is to be counted from zero up to twentyfour hours." 6. " That the conference expresses the hope, that, as soon...be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." 7. " That the conference expresses the hope that the technical studies intended to regulate and extend... | |
| 1884 - 646 pages
...civil day and date of that meridian ; and is to be counted from zero up to twentyfour hours." 6. " That the conference expresses the hope, that, as soon...be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." 7. " That the conference expresses the hope that the technical studies intended to regulate and extend... | |
| 1885 - 900 pages
...day and date of that meridian, and is to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours"; the sixth, " That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon...arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight " ; the seventh, " That this Conference expresses the hope that the technical studies to regulate and extend... | |
| John Michels (Journalist) - 1885 - 584 pages
...interest to astronomers, is on the sixth resolution of the Primemeridian conference of Washington, — " that the conference expresses the hope, that, as soon...arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." The present custom, as we know, is for the astrouomiT to begin his day at noon of the civil day ; and we... | |
| 1885 - 600 pages
...France San Domingo Italy Switzerland Germany Sweden Netherlands Ayes, 14 ; noes, 3 ; abstaining 7. VI. " That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon...be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." This resolution was carried without a division. VII. " That the Conference expresses the hope that... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - 1885 - 572 pages
...United States Venezuela Turkey San Domingo Sweden Switzerland Ayes, 14; noes, 3; abstaining 7. VI. " That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon,...be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." This resolution was carried without a division. VII. " That the Conference expresses the hope that... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - 1833 - 572 pages
...France San Domingo Germany Sweden Italy Switzerland Netherlands Ayes, 14 ; noes, 3 ; abstaining 7. VI. " That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon...be arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight." This resolution was carried without a division. VII. " That the Conference expresses the hope that... | |
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