| 1835 - 904 pages
...right trusty and well-baloved counsellor, SirThomasChicheley, Knight, Master-General of our Ordnance." apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tablet of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so-much-desired... | |
| Francis Baily - 1837 - 96 pages
...Observatory at Greenwich, with a salary ol " £100 a year, and directed to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence " to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavenly bodies and places " of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude... | |
| 1860 - 568 pages
...his late Majesty Astronomical Observator at Greenwich, with a Salary of 100A a year, and was required to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence...rectifying the Tables of the Motions of the Heavens and Places of the fixed Stars in order to find out the so much desired Longitude at Sea for the perfecting... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1865 - 686 pages
...in succession severally oommissioned and expressly commanded each " to apply himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and places of the fixed stars, in order to find out the so much desired longitude at sea, for the perfecting... | |
| 1866 - 1004 pages
...to be seen, and now, as in aforetime, " our Royal Observator " is " applying himself with the utmost care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens ; " but he is aided by a staff of able assistants, and instruments of the highest order of perfection,... | |
| United States. Navy Dept - 1877 - 364 pages
...the improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by his warrant of office "to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1883 - 866 pages
...GREENWICH OBSKKVATOKY. with a salary of £100 a year. The duties of Flamsteed were thus denned — ' forthwith to apply himself, with the most exact care and diligence, to the rectifying the table of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so аз to find out the so... | |
| 1878 - 702 pages
...the improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by his warrant of office "to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 1878 - 1084 pages
...improvement of navigation. In England, the Astronomer Royal is directed by hie warrant of office " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, in order to find out... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - 1892 - 676 pages
...with the duties of the Astronomer Royal as specified in the Royal Warrant, by which he is directed " to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence...rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens and tho places of the fixed stars. . . ." It has been above remarked that after the establishment of order... | |
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